1947
Born to Eugene and Beverly in St. Paul, MN.
1963
Is a part-time factory worker and operations committee member at his father’s company until 1998.
1969
Earns a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the College of Saint Thomas and Saint Paul.
1972
Achieves a Master of Science in chemistry from Western Illinois University.
1974
Is a fellow and senior corporate scientist in the Research and Development Division at Ecolab until 2017.
1975
Obtains a Doctor of Philosophy from Texas A&M University.
1978
Attains a Master of Business Administration from the College of Saint Thomas and Saint Paul.
1998
Receives the patent for Ecolab Geosystem 9000, one of his 153 U.S. patents.
2001
Receives Industrial Innovation Awards from the American Chemical Society Central.
2005
Serves on the chemistry board of the Consumer Specialty Products Association, now the Household & Commercial Products Association, until 2017.
2017
Commences his retirement.