1935
Ms. Dodd is born in Dowagiac, Michigan to Charles B. and Lila H. Dodd.
1957
Ms. Dodd earns a diploma in nursing from the Borgess School of Nursing in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
1959
Ms. Dodd serves as a staff nurse for the U.S. Air Force at Randolph Air Force Base in Universal, Texas and is commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force.
1960
Ms. Dodd serves as a staff nurse at Ladd Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska.
1962
Ms. Dodd serves as a staff nurse at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township, Michigan.
1963
Ms. Dodd serves as a flight nurse at the 22nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron in Smyrna, Tennessee.
1966
Ms. Dodd serves as a staff nurse at Cam Ranh Air Base in Vietnam.
1967
Ms. Dodd serves as a staff nurse at Seymour Johnson Air Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina.
1968
Ms. Dodd serves as chief nurse at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam, for which she receives the Bronze Star Medal from the United States Air Force.
1969
Ms. Dodd serves as a flight nurse at Yokota Air Base in Japan.
1971
Ms. Dodd serves as a staff nurse at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1973
Ms. Dodd earns a diploma from the United States Air Force Air Command and Staff College, and becomes the clinical coordinator of obstetrics-gynecology and a flight nurse at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.
1975
Ms. Dodd becomes a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force.
1976
Ms. Dodd becomes the clinical nurse coordinator of obstetrics-gynecology and pediatric services at the Keesler Air Force Base U.S. Air Force Medical Center in Biloxi, Mississippi.
1986
Ms. Dodd joins the Bear Creek Corporation in Medford, Oregon.
1987
Ms. Dodd receives a Bachelor of Science in psychology and general studies from Southern Oregon University, where she also complete postgraduate courses.
2017
Ms. Dodd is honored with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who.