1944
Born to Jens and Mary Jo in Iowa City, IA.
1966
Earns a Bachelor of Business Administration in management and industrial relations from the University of Iowa.
1966
Serves as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force for 26 years, having spent 14 months in Southeast Asia.
1973
Marries his wife, Geraldine.
1976
Obtains a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Iowa.
1976
Becomes a member of the American Bar Association and Iowa Bar Association.
1977
Is an attorney at Anders J. Norgaard, PC and continues in the role.
1982
Is a rural magistrate in Benton County, IA until 1997.
1988
Becomes a member of his local Rotary Club.
1992
Serves as president of his local Rotary Club.
1999
Serves on the Belle Plain School Board until 2000.
2001
Is a rural magistrate in Benton County, IA until 2017.