1938
Born to Ferdinand Frederick Adam and Gertrude Nellie (Hanson) Burmeister in Great Bend, KS.
1952
Begins farm-renting on the family farm near Claflin, KS and is the owner-operator of the Paul Burmeister Farm through today.
1958
Is the historian for Phi Eta Sigma Chapter and the secretary for Tau Kappa Epsilon Chapter until 1959.
1960
Earns a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry and agriculture from Fort Hays State University.
1961
Volunteers with the Peace Corps in Ludhiana, India until 1963.
1963
Serves with the U.S. National Guard through 1969.
1970
Is a farmer-cooperator with the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, part of Kansas State University.
1975
Is a member of the Kansas Natural Resource Council in Topeka, KS and of the Natural Resources Defense Council in New York City through today.
1976
Participates in the University of Akron National Energy Forum.
1976
Is a local organizer for the Union of Concerned Scientists of Cambridge, MA and a lobbyist on environmental protection and conservation in Topeka, KS until 1980.
1977
Is a lay member of the United Church of Christ Task Force on Christian Lifestyle and Ecology until 1978.
1978
Participates in a conference on radioactive, nuclear wastes sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Radiation Programs in Denver, CO.
1981
Represents his community at a National Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Strategy Review Workshop in Washington, D.C.
1990
Is a recipient of the Bankers Award by the Banks of Barton County, KS and U.S. Soil Conservation Service.
1991
Works with the Kansas Rural Center in serving as a panel member of the Kansas Sustainable Agriculture Conferences in Great Bend and Salina, KS through 1992.
1995
Is a member of the Sunshine Farm Project’s Farmer Advisory Committee, part of The Land Institute in Salina, KS, until 2001.
1999
Is a member of the United Church of Christ Kansas-Oklahoma Conference Council until 2003.
2001
Is a Network on Environmental and Economic Responsibility Delegate to the 23rd General Synod Meeting of the United Church of Christ in Kansas City, MO.
2005
Serves on the board of trustees of the Clara Barton Hospital Foundation in Hoisington, KS until 2010.
2008
Serves on the board of directors of the United Church of Christ Kansas-Oklahoma Conference Foundation until 2014.