1946
Born in Hollister, California.
1968
Receives a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from California State University, Fresno.
1971
Receives a Master of Science in Nursing from California State University Fresno.
1973
Becomes an instructor and division chairman at Modesto Junior College in Modesto, California.
1980
Receives a Doctor of Education from the University of San Francisco.
1983
Becomes an assistant professor in the Department of Nursing at California State University Stanislaus in Turlock, California.
1992
Elected president of Region 8 of the California Nurses Association.
1992
Becomes an associate professor in the Department of Physical Education and Health at California State University Stanislaus.
1999
Appointed managing editor of the peer review section of the CAHPERD Journal Times.
2000
Serves as vice president of the Health Division of the California Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
2002
Appointed to the board of associate editors of the American Journal of Health Education.
2002
Becomes a professor in the Department of Physical Education and Health at California State University Stanislaus, later named Department of Kinesiology.
2002
Serves as vice president of the Southwest Division of the Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
2003
Appointed chair of the Department of Physical Education and Health at California State University, later named Department of Kinesiology.
2005
Serves as chair of Southwest District of the American Association of Health Education.
2015
Becomes professor emerita in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University Stanislaus.