1943
Dr. MacInnes is born in Abington, Pennsylvania to David and Emma Kathleen MacInnes.
1965
Dr. MacInnes receives a Bachelor of Arts from Earlham College.
1970
Dr. MacInnes receives a Master of Arts from Princeton University and becomes a chemistry teacher at Westtown School in Pennsylvania.
1972
Dr. MacInnes receives a Doctor of Philosophy from Princeton University.
1973
Dr. MacInnes marries Barbara Ellen Hardy MacInnes and becomes an assistant professor at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina.
1980
Dr. MacInnes becomes a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania.
1981
Dr. MacInnes receives the American Chemical Society’s Doolitte Award.
1982
Dr. MacInnes is promoted to associate professor of chemistry at Guilford College.
1982
Dr. MacInnes receives a grant from the Lindbergh Society.
1982
Dr. MacInnes serves as a visiting associate chemist at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York.
1986
Dr. MacInnes is elected chair of the Central Carolina section of the American Chemical Society.
1987
Dr. MacInnes serves as a visiting professor at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada.
1991
Dr. MacInnes is promoted to full professor of chemistry at Guilford College.
1994
Dr. MacInnes receives North Carolina Outstanding Chemist Award from the American Institute of Chemists.
1996
Dr. MacInnes becomes a visiting material scientist at NASA Langley Research Center and is appointed visiting professor at William and Mary College.
2005
Dr. MacInnes becomes a visiting professor at the University of Oregon.
2011
Dr. MacInnes earns the title Professor Emeritus at Guilford College.
2011
Dr. MacInnes becomes a professional woodworker with works in several galleries.
2016
Dr. MacInnes becomes a volunteer docent at the Greensboro Science Center.