Al Burchett

The four Award of Honor recipients are Dorothy G. Biggar, '73, supervisor of pulmonary rehabilitation at Barners-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis; Al Burchett, '68, technical documentation and telecommunications specialist with Western Electric, AT&T and Lucent Technologies in Winston-Salem, NC.; Sandra Eldridge Seay, '82 '89, dean of the University College at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, Miss.; and Rob Wood, '68, founder of Wood Ronsaville Harlin Inc., a nationally recognized illustration studio.

Award of Honor recipient Al Burchett, a native of Morristown, received his B.S. degree in industrial education from ETSU in 1968 and joined Western Electric, Winston-Salem, N.C., as a technical writer.He spent two years as technical liaison at Bell Laboratories, Naperville, Ill., before returning to Winston-Salem, where he participated in Western Electric's Summer-on-Campus program through which he earned an M.S. in manufacturing systems engineering from Purdue University.During his 32-year career with Western Electric, AT&T and Lucent Technologies, Burchett held various management assignments associated with the design and development of technical documentation for telecommunications.He has remained active with his alma mater as a board member of the National Alumni Association, serving as president in 1990-91, and was instrumental in establishing an alumni chapter in Winston Salem.He also participated in the planning and development of the BUC Connection alumni career development program, has regularly hosted interns from the ETSU College of Applied Science and Technology, and was active in establishing and participating in the Committee of 1000 scholarship program.He was married to the late Deborah Marshall Burchett (class of '69) for 31 years and has two sons, Heath and Sean.His many community service activities include membership on the board of directors of the Debbie Burchett Breast Cancer Endowment Fund that benefits cancer patients in the Winston-Salem area in memory of his wife, who, throughout her illness, was very active in reaching out to others facing the same challenges.

Award of Honor recipient Al Burchett, a native of Morristown, received his B.S. degree in industrial education from ETSU in 1968 and joined Western Electric, Winston-Salem, N.C., as a technical writer.He spent two years as technical liaison at Bell Laboratories, Naperville, Ill., before returning to Winston-Salem, where he participated in Western Electric's Summer-on-Campus program through which he earned an M.S. in manufacturing systems engineering from Purdue University.During his 32-year career with Western Electric, AT&T and Lucent Technologies, Burchett held various management assignments associated with the design and development of technical documentation for telecommunications.He has remained active with his alma mater as a board member of the National Alumni Association, serving as president in 1990-91, and was instrumental in establishing an alumni chapter in Winston Salem.He also participated in the planning and development of the BUC Connection alumni career development program, has regularly hosted interns from the ETSU College of Applied Science and Technology, and was active in establishing and participating in the Committee of 1000 scholarship program.He was married to the late Deborah Marshall Burchett (class of '69) for 31 years and has two sons, Heath and Sean.His many community service activities include membership on the board of directors of the Debbie Burchett Breast Cancer Endowment Fund that benefits cancer patients in the Winston-Salem area in memory of his wife, who, throughout her illness, was very active in reaching out to others facing the same challenges.