1935
Born to David Shem Junior and Mary Louise Davis in Scranton, PA.
1960
Becomes a registered nurse in Philadelphia, PA.
1960
Is a charge nurse at Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.
1962
Earns a Bachelor of Science in pre-medical studies from Columbia University.
1962
Is a supervisor at Gracie Square Hospital in New York City.
1963
Is the chair of medical/surgical nursing at St. Catherine’s Hospital School in Brooklyn, NY.
1963
Earns a Master of Arts in education from Columbia University.
1966
Is a special education teacher within New York City public schools.
1969
Earns a Master of Arts in family life and sex counseling from New York University.
1970
Teaches as a professor at the City University of New York and Hunter College in New York City through 1997.
1970
Co-authors three books, publishes three pieces of phenomenological research and various writing in journals until retiring in 1998.
1979
Earns a Doctor of Education in gerontology from New York University.
1984
Is a faculty member of Hunter College Mount Sinai Hospital Grad. School of Medicine Gerontological Learning Education Center through 1995.
1986
Co-authors Gerontological Nursing in the Professional Curriculum.
1987
Is a recipient of the City University of New York Research Award.
1989
Receives the Excellence in Leadership Award from the Brookdale Center of Aging.
1997
Retires from his profession and is named professor emeritus.
2000
Is listed in numerous editions of Who’s Who in the World and Who’s Who in America through 2016.
2021
Has attended the Metropolitan Opera for more than 60 years; Has been a contributing sponsor for a number of years.
2021
Continues to enjoy music, as he studied piano and pipe organ during his youth.