1942
Born to Urban Franz Eger and Dorothy Lucile Oblender Eger in Philadelphia, PA.
1963
Conducts coursework at Muhlenberg College.
1965
Conducts coursework at Emory University.
1965
Teaches as a professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages at Carthage College until 1989.
1970
Is a member of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese and the Modern Language Association until 1980.
1970
Is a member of the Raza Unida Party and Chicano Studies of Wisconsin until 1980.
1975
Obtains a Doctor of Philosophy from Universidad Jaime Balmes in Guadalajara, Mexico.
1976
Works as a secretary for United Migrant Opportunity Services in Milwaukee, WI until 1979.
1982
Publishes “A Bibliography of Criticism of Contemporary Chicano Literature.”
1986
Is awarded the National Endowment for the Humanities Seminar in Chicano Literature with Don Luis Leal.
1987
Earns a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
1990
Is an electronic services librarian and reference librarian at Carthage College’s Hedberg Library until 2009.
2009
Is appointed professor emerita of Carthage College.