Galaway, Burt.

Burton Galaway was born on May 15, 1937. He earned his B.A. in sociology from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1959, his M.S. from the School of Social Work at Columbia University in 1961 and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1980. He joined the staff at the University of Minnesota in 1970 as an instructor. In 1974, he joined the faculty of the School of Social Development at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, and later returned to the staff of the School of Social Work, at the Twin Cities campus. He was founder and president of the Professional Association of Treatment Homes (PATH), a nonprofit organization that focused on a more personalized approach to foster care for children with special needs.

Burt Galaway was a faculty member of the School of Social Development at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, and later at the School of Social Work, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. He was founder and president of the Professional Association of Treatment Homes (PATH), an innovative program for foster parenting, and a long-time board member of the Foster Parent Association.