Notes for: Andrew Jared Burdick

He was a graduate of Otego High School and a Phi Beta Kappa Graduate of Colgate University, Class of 1915. He received his Master's Degree at Columbia University in 1927 and an Honorary Doctorate of Letter's Degree at Colgate University in 1942. On June 1, 1918, he was married to the former Bertha Waldron in Sauquoit. Mr. Burdick was Principal of several schools in New York State, prior to coming to Utica in January of 1926 as a Science Teacher at U.F.A. In 1928, he became Head of the Science Department at U.F.A. and Junior Dean of the school. Mr. Burdick was Principal at U.F.A. from 1938 to 1941 and was Superintendent of Schools from 1941 to 1951 [or 1961], when he retired from the teaching profession. He later was employed at the Brant Brother's Florist Shop, the Commercial Traveler's Insurance Co. and the Personnel Department and the Credit Union at the former Utica Mutual Insurance Co.
[Obituary, "Utica Observer," Aug 1988]