1958
Born to Harry Joseph and Helen Louise (Abel) Ragen in San Diego, CA.
1980
Earns a Bachelor of Arts from Pomona College.
1983
Earns a Master of Arts from Princeton University.
1984
Is a lecturer at Princeton University through 1988.
1986
Is a lecturer at Bryn Mawr College through 1987.
1987
Earns a Doctor of Philosophy from Princeton University.
1988
Teaches as an assistant associate professor and then full professor at Southern Illinois University through 1993.
1989
Writes “Tom Wolfe: A Critical Companion.”
1993
Teaches as an assistant associate professor and full professor at Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College.
2000
Teaches as a professor until 2013.
2002
Writes “A Wreck on the Road to Damascus.”
2009
Receives the Design Award for The Best Heraldic Design of The Year from The American Heraldry Society.
2010
Teaches as a visiting professor at Hong Kong Baptist University.
2018
Produces the CD “Words to Music: Songs of Eugene Field” featuring Christine Brewer and Scott Kennebeck.