1947
Born in Bryan, Texas to J.W. and Sophie E. Machann.
1969
Receives a Bachelor of Arts from Texas A&M University.
1969
Becomes a teacher for public schools in Houston, Texas.
1971
Becomes a teaching assistant at the University of Texas.
1976
Receives a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Texas.
1976
Becomes a professor of English at Texas A&M University.
1990
Serves as a Fulbright lecturer at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.
1994
Authors “The Genre of Autobiography in Victorian Literature.
1995
Appointed chairman of the board of directors of the Czech Education Foundation of Texas.
1998
Authors “Matthew Arnold: A Literary Life.”
1999
Serves as editor of “Czech-Americans in Transition.”
2000
Serves as editor of “Kosmas: Czechoslovak and Central European Journal.”
2017
Becomes Emeritus Professor of English.