1933
Born in Belleville, Illinois to John Wendell and Georgia Elizabeth Ziegler.
1955
Receives a Bachelor of Science from Southern Illinois University.
1956
Receives a Master of Science from Southern Illinois University.
1956
Attends St. Andrews University in Scotland as a Rotary Foundation fellow.
1957
Serves with the U.S. Army for three years.
1966
Becomes an assistant professor of political science and social science at California State University.
1970
Receives a Doctor of Philosophy from Syracuse University.
1972
Becomes a lecturer of American civilization at California State Polytechnic University.
1974
Becomes an associate professor of political science at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas.
1978
Serves as a frequent participant for Wilton Park Conferences.
1984
Becomes a full professor at Hendrix College.
1991
Becomes Harold and Lucy Cabe Distinguished Professor of history and politics at Hendrix College.
1994
Authors “Experimentalism and Institutional Change.”
1998
Becomes a Legendary Lecturer and Emeritus Professor at Hendrix College.
2001
Authors “In Search of the Special Relationship with Britain.”
2012
Marries Iris Butler Scales.
2012
Authors “Special Relationships: Six Stories.”