1941
Born in Montgomery, Alabama to Joseph Ezra and Mae Elizabeth Roop.
1963
Receives a Bachelor of Science from Central Missouri University.
1965
Marries Betty Jane Reed.
1966
Serves in the U.S. Army for two years.
1971
Receives a research grant for the Cooperative State Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
1973
Receives a Doctor of Philosophy from Washington State University.
1975
Becomes an economist for the Economics Research Services of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
1979
Becomes a senior economist at Evans Economics, Inc.
1981
Becomes a staff scientist and economist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington.
1990
Becomes a member of the International Energy Agency in Paris, France.
1999
Becomes an adjunct professor in the Department of Economics at Washington State University.
2006
Receives a Retirement Honor from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
2014
Authors “The Maryland Descendants of Christian Rupp, 1732-1810.”
2017
Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who.
2019
Co-authors “The Descendants of Christian Roop, 1764 – 1855.”