Myron Burr, the program manager for strategic initiatives at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, has been named a UMSL Hero Award recipient for the month of February.
Burr organizes and executes events including the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance held last month at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. “We have this beautiful venue. You have this event. Let’s bring it all together to create something wonderful,” he said.Burr is also a student in the UM-St. Louis Master of Public Policy Administration program.