1948
Born in Grove City, Pennsylvania to Clair Eugene and Grace Louise Robson.
1968
Marries Shirley Ann Todd.
1969
Receives a diploma from Alexian Brothers Hospital (now AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center) in Chicago, Illinois.
1969
Serves as a staff nurse at Naval Hospital Memphis in Millington, Tennessee.
1973
Serves as a charge nurse and naval officer at the Naval Hospital in Yokosuka, Japan.
1976
Serves as a charge nurse and flight nurse at Naval Hospital Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor, Washington.
1978
Serves as a nursing instructor for the Emergency Nurses Association in Washington.
1979
Becomes an outpatient coordinator and flight nurse at the Naval Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas.
1982
Receives a Bachelor of Science from Park College in Parkville, Missouri.
1982
Becomes a charge nurse and inpatient coordinator at the naval hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia.
1987
Becomes assistant director of nursing at Cherry Point Naval Hospital in Havelock, North Carolina.
1991
Becomes Director of Nursing at the Naval Hospital in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
1992
Receives a Master of Public Administration from Troy State University in Alabama.
1992
Becomes Director of Nursing at Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
1996
Becomes Executive Officer of the Naval Hospital at Cherry Point, North Carolina.
1999
Retires from the U.S. Navy.