Burton-Conner residents have always been extremely close to the staff members of the building.  Today, nearly every student knows at least one of the staff members and can look to them for friendly advice.  The Faculty Residents, now called Housemasters, have continuously opened their homes and made themselves available to students at any hour of the day.  Housemasters enjoy being involved in the lives of their students, whether this was Professor Laurens Troost (1953-1956) watching his musically talented students in the All-Tech Sing, Professor Beinart (1977-1991) catching a film with his students, or Professor Roe Smith (2004-Present) tearing it up on the dance floor at the Burton-Conner Boat Cruise.  The Housemasters are an integral part of the house’s community and they know that their main purpose is to be student advocates.