1938
Dr. Kettleson is born in St. Paul, Minnesota to John Benton and Dorothy S. Kettleson.
1954
Dr. Kettleson becomes an Eagle Scout and receives the God and Country Award.
1956
Dr. Kettleson graduates from St. Paul Central High School.
1956
Dr. Kettleson attends Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota for two years.
1960
Dr. Kettleson receives a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota.
1961
Dr. Kettleson marries Karen Nordstrom Kettleson.
1964
Dr. Kettleson receives a Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine from the University of Minnesota.
1964
Dr. Kettleson becomes an intern at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota.
1965
Dr. Kettleson becomes a resident in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1969
Dr. Kettleson serves to major in the U.S. Air Force.
1971
Dr. Kettleson becomes vice president, secretary, and treasurer of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inc. in Omaha, Nebraska.
1974
Dr. Kettleson serves as secretary of the Nebraska Orthopaedic Society and the Mid-Central States Orthopaedic Society.
1974
Dr. Kettleson becomes an elder at Presbyterian Church of the Cross.
1978
Dr. Kettleson becomes department chairman of the Orthopedics Immanuel Medical Center.
1982
Dr. Kettleson becomes president of Nebraska Spine Surgeons.
1994
Dr. Kettleson retires from practicing medicine due to disability.
1994
Dr. Kettleson becomes owner of Eagleview Farms in Crosslake, Minnesota.
2001
Dr. Kettleson is named Minnesota Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year by the American Forest Foundation.
2003
Dr. Kettleson founds Kettleson’s Eagleview Farms, LLLP, where he serves as treasurer and on-site supervisor.