George E. Burlage (’60, ’69 M.A.), Denton. In the U.S. Marine Corps for 20 years, he was a prisoner of war during World War II, captured at Corregidor, and served as a correspondent in the Korean War. At North Texas, he worked on the Campus Chat, earning his bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s in political science. He retired from the Federal Aviation Administration in 1983. He was a member of the UNT President’s Council and established the Burlage Family Scholarship. For more information about memorials to the scholarship, call (940) 565-2342 or e-mail stan.walker@unt.edu.
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George E. Burlage (’60, ’69 M.A.), Denton. In the U.S. Marine Corps for 20 years, he was a prisoner of war during World War II, captured at Corregidor, and served as a correspondent in the Korean War. At North Texas, he worked on the Campus Chat, earning his bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s in political science. He retired from the Federal Aviation Administration in 1983. He was a member of the UNT President’s Council and established the Burlage Family Scholarship. For more information about memorials to the scholarship, call (940) 565-2342 or e-mail stan.walker@unt.edu.
