* Columbia Pacific University Grad Dr. Don Burleson to Publish on Hawthorne, and Marilyn Monroe’s Death
Eastern New Mexico University: We recently found this online and made an abridged version of the original text. Although the announcement is dated 2003, we thought we’d add it here.
Roswell Developmental Studies Lab instructor Dr. Don Burleson (CPU) has been selected to write three articles on Nathaniel Hawthorne for a reference work being planned by Greenwood Press: Encyclopedia of Supernatural Literature. Burleson will write one article on Hawthorne himself, one on ‘The House of the Seven Gables,’ and one on ‘Young Goodman Brown.’
“This should be an interesting project, and I’m honored that I was chosen to provide this insight into Hawthorne,” Burleson said. “I did my dissertation on H. P. Lovecraft, but I looked into Hawthorne extensively as a major influence on him.”
Dr. Burleson has also announced the release of his latest book which focuses on the alleged connection between two controversial subjects: the death of Marilyn Monroe and the alleged governmental cover-up of information on UFOs.
“This new book, UFOs and the Murder of Marilyn Monroe, possibly the most provocative and controversial ever written, defends the hypothesis that she was murdered by government officials who were afraid she was going to ’spill the beans’ about classified information (given to her by an indiscreet President John F. Kennedy) concerning the UFO cover-up,” said Burleson.
In 2002, Burleson was selected to receive a Teaching Excellence Award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD).
Born in Breckenridge, Texas, Burleson has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics from Midwestern State University, a master’s degree in English from Rivier College, and a Ph.D. in English Literature from Columbia Pacific University. He is a member of the International UFO Museum and Research Center, the Horror Writers’ Association, and MUFON (the Mutual UFO Network). He has published several books and enjoys playing chess and jazz music.
He and his wife, Mollie, have lived in Roswell since 1996.
For more on these stories point your browser to the ENMU “Monday Memo“, February 17, 2003 Issue. www.enmu.edu . For more on Burleson’s book point your Web browser to http://www.blackmesapress.com






