1933
Born to Frederick Carroll Beall and Virginia Laura (Ogier) McNally in Baltimore, MD.
1963
Marries Mavis Lillian Holmes on September 7.
1964
Earns a Bachelor of Science from Pennsylvania State University.
1966
Achieves a Master of Science in wood products engineering from Syracuse University.
1966
Is a research technologist for the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, WI until 1968.
1968
Obtains a Doctor of Philosophy from Syracuse University.
1968
Teaches as an assistant and associate professor at Pennsylvania State University until 1975.
1975
Teaches as an associate professor at the University of Toronto in Canada until 1977.
1977
Is a scientist and manager at Weyerhaeuser Co. in Federal Way, WA until 1988.
1988
Is a professor and director at the University of California Forest Products Laboratory until 2008.
1991
Serves as president of the Society of Wood Science and Technology until 1992.
1994
Serves as chairman of the committee for DO7 on wood of the American Society for Testing and Materials until 1998.
1996
Serves as chairman of the Acoustic Emission Working Group until 1998.
1996
Serves as secretary-treasurer and treasurer of the International Academy of Wood Science through 2006.
1997
Is named the Fred E. Dickinson chair in wood science and technology at the University of California Forest Products Laboratory until 2008.
2001
Serves as president of the Forest Products Society until 2002.
2008
Is named professor emeritus and director at the University of California Forest Products Laboratory.