1936
Born to William Dewey Akin and Emily Lowery (Williams) Smith in Chambers County, AL.
1956
Serves in the U.S. Army until 1959.
1961
Earns a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland.
1963
Achieves a Master of Arts from the University of Maryland.
1966
Teaches as an instructor of history at the State University of New York, Binghamton until 1969.
1969
Teaches as an associate professor of history at Loyola College in Montreal, Canada until 1977.
1970
Obtains a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Rochester.
1971
Marries Kathryn Elizabeth Teter.
1975
Serves Concordia University in Montreal, Canada as assistant dean of arts and dean of humanities until 1979.
1977
Publishes “Technocracy and the American Dream.”
1979
Serves Ursinus College in Pennsylvania as dean and vice president of academic affairs until 2002.
1985
Publishes “Faculty Development in Liberal Arts Colleges.”
1989
Joins the editorial board of Small College Creativity and continues in the role.
1991
Receives an honorary Doctor of Law from Tohoku Gakuin University in Japan.
1992
Joins the editorial board of Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine.
1993
Becomes a member of the Pennsylvania Historical Preservation Board.
2021
Maintains membership with the American Association of University Professors and the American Association of School Administrators.
2021
Continues to enjoy baseball history through membership with the Society for American Baseball Research.