[1][2] He was a senior resident fellow at the University of Michigan School of Education.
[6] Named Superintendent of the year by the American Association of School Administrators.
[7] In 2008, he was a finalist for the Eastern Michigan University presidential search.
[8] First African-American track coach at the University of Michigan in 1968.
Burnley died on Saturday July 3, 2011, from complications following knee surgery earlier in the week.