1940
Dr. Lisska is born in Columbus, Ohio to Joseph Anthony and Florence Lisska.
1963
Dr. Lisska graduates cum laude from Providence College, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy.
1967
Dr. Lisska receives a Master of Arts in philosophy from St. Stephen’s College in Dover, Massachusetts.
1968
Dr. Lisska marries Marianne Hedstrom.
1971
Dr. Lisska receives a Doctor of Philosophy in philosophy from The Ohio State University.
1973
Dr. Lisska is appointed Department Chair at Denison University.
1977
Dr. Lisska authors “Philosophy Matters.”
1978
Dr. Lisska becomes college dean at Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
1979
Dr. Lisska receives a certificate from Harvard University.
1981
Dr. Lisska is becomes a full professor of philosophy at Denison University.
1987
Dr. Lisska is appointed director of the Honors Program at Denison University.
1990
Dr. Lisska receives the Sears Foundation Teaching Award.
1994
Dr. Lisska is named Carnegie Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation and receives a Teaching Award from the American Philosophical Association.
1996
Dr. Lisska authors “Aquinas’s Theory of Natural Law,” published by Oxford University Press.
1998
Dr. Lisska becomes the Charles and Nancy Brickman Distinguished Service Chair at Denison University.
2004
Dr. Lisska becomes the Maria Theresa Barney Chair in Philosophy at Denison University.
2005
Dr. Lisska receives the Historian of the Year Award.
2005
Dr. Lisska is appointed president of the American Catholic Philosophical Association.
2007
Dr. Lisska authors “Illustrated History of Buckeye Lake Yacht Club.”
2016
Dr. Lisska is the eponym of the Lisska Center for Scholarly Achievement at Denison University.