Katherine Burt

Assistant Professor of English;
Chair, Department of English;
Chair, Division of Humanities
Email: kburt@hlg.edu
Phone: 573-629-3039

Brief Bio

Katherine Burt has taught at Hannibal-LaGrange University for over 25 years and enjoys the challenges and rewards of teaching university students. She explains, “I can’t imagine any career more fun than sharing great literature with perceptive, dynamic college students every day. It’s a privilege to see them derive new ideas from old masterpieces and develop an appreciation for various genres of literature.”

At HLGU, Burt serves on the Teacher Education Committee and the Student Learning Improvement Committee. She also supervises student teachers who are majoring in secondary education with an emphasis in English.

Burt’s hobbies are reading, playing piano, traveling, spending time with family, and attending HLGU musical, dramatic, and athletic events. She and her husband have three grown children and five grandchildren. The Burts are active members of Fifth Street Baptist Church in Hannibal.

Educational Background

• M.A. in English, University of Mississippi
• B.A. in English, Mississippi University for Women

Awards or Achievements

• Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2000
• Faculty Member at Harlaxton College in England, 1999
• Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 1994 and other years

Courses Taught

• American Literature I & II
• English Life and Literature I & II
• The Novels of Jane Austen
• American Drama
• American Short Fiction
• The American Novel
• Young Adult Literature