1940
Born in Centralia, Illinois to Leslie Edward Meredith and Beulah Marie Nattier.
1961
Receives an Associate of Arts from Centralia Township Junior College.
1963
Receives a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois.
1964
Receives a Master of Science from the University of Illinois.
1968
Receives a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Illinois.
1968
Becomes an assistant professor at the University of Illinois.
1973
Becomes an associate professor of civil engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
1973
Co-authors “Design and Planning Engineering Systems.”
1979
Promoted to full professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
1987
Becomes chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
1996
Becomes a senior pastor at University Baptist Church in Getzville, New York.
2000
Becomes Professor of Emeritus at the State University of New York at Buffalo.