Robert Burnham is from South Arkansas. Like his father, he joined the military at eighteen. After the military, he attended Southern Arkansas University Department of Nursing. In almost forty years in nursing all were emergency care related. Working in Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and California, gave him an overview of the Emergency Medical System.
In the Hospital setting, he served as an ER staff nurse, charge nurse, department head, nurse educator, EMT, and flight nurse. On the State level, he served on the Arkansas State Life Support Committe. On the International level, he served with the International Olympic Committee in Los Angeles during the Games of the XXIII Olympiad. He maintained Board Certification in Emergency Nursing during his career.
Retired, he and his wife reside in Central Arkansas on the side of a mountain with their puppies. He enjoys memories of his days in what he jokingly calls the Gar Hole.
