What is Richard W. Burkhardt?
{{Infobox university chancellor | name = Richard W. Burkhardt | image = | caption = | order = | university = President of [[Ball State University]] | term_start = 1978 | term_end = 1979 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1918|05|18}} | birth_place = [[Newton, Massachusetts|Newton]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|03|04|1918|05|18}} | death_place = [[Muncie, Indiana|Muncie]], [[Indiana]], U.S. | predecessor = [[John J. Pruis]] | successor = [[Jerry M. Anderson]] | alumna = | residence = | profession = | religion = | spouse = | children = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Richard Wellington Burkhardt''' (May 18, 1918 &ndash; March 4, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[academic]]. He was the 8th [[University president|President]] of [[Ball State University]], from 1978 to 1979. He retired in 1985. He was born in [[Newton, Massachusetts|Newton]], [[Massachusetts]]. Burkhardt died from [[natural causes]] on May 18, 1918 in [[Muncie, Indiana|Muncie]], [[Indiana]]. He was 95 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestarpress.com/viewart/20140306/OBITUARIES/403060309/Dr-Richard-W-Burkhardt-95|title=Dr. Richard W. Burkhardt, 95|date=March 5, 2014|accessdate=April 11, 2014|work=[[The Star Press]]|archive-date=April 7, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140407044905/http://www.thestarpress.com/viewart/20140306/OBITUARIES/403060309/Dr-Richard-W-Burkhardt-95|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://cms.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/history/about/burkhardtbio Richard W. Burkhardt biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409044138/http://cms.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/history/about/burkhardtbio |date=2014-04-09 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burkhardt, Richard W.}} [[Category:1918 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Academics from Indiana]] [[Category:People from Newton, Massachusett