1931
Born to Milner Ray and Elsie (Hoffa) I. Evert in Mount Carmel, PA.
1952
Earns a Bachelor of Science from the Pennsylvania State University.
1954
Achieves a Master of Science in botany from the Pennsylvania State University.
1958
Obtains a Doctor of Philosophy from the Univ. of California, Davis; Is an instructor and assistant prof. at Montana State University through 1960.
1960
Marries Mary Margaret Maloney on Jan. 2; Is an assistant, associate and full prof. of botany at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison through 1977.
1965
Is a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellow.
1971
Is a visiting professor at the University of Natal in South Africa.
1974
Receives the Alexander von Humboldt Award; Is a visiting professor at the University of Gottingen in Germany and again in 1988.
1977
Is a professor of botany and plant pathology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison until 1988.
1981
Receives the Emil H. Steiger Award for Excellence in Teaching from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
1984
Is a Bessey Lecturer at Iowa State University.
1985
Receives the Benjamin Minge Duggar Lectureship Award from Auburn University.
1985
Receives a Distinguished Service Citation from the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters.
1986
Becomes a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Serves as president of the Botanical Society of America.
1987
Is a member of the National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Biological Research Centers Program until 1988.
1988
Becomes a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
1988
Is the Katherine Esau Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison until 2001.
1998
Receives the Hilldale Award for Distinguished Professional Accomplishment from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
2001
Is named professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
2006
Receives the Botanical Society of America Centennial Award in honor of exemplary service to the plant sciences.