1942
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Robert Arthur and Edith Telitha Reif.
1964
Receives a Bachelor of Science in education from the University of Cincinnati.
1964
Becomes a kindergarten teacher for Cincinnati Public Schools.
1964
Receives the Teacher of the Year Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1965
Serves as head teacher for Operation Head Start.
1966
Becomes a member of the curriculum revision committee for Cincinnati Public Schools.
1969
Becomes a kindergarten teacher for Oak Hills School District in Ohio.
1970
Becomes a second grade teacher for Brown County School Corp. in Nashville, Indiana.
1975
Becomes a reading aide for Brown County School Corp.
1976
Becomes a kindergarten teacher for Brown County School Corp.
1980
Receives a Master of Science in education from Indiana University.
1997
Retires from Brown County School Corp.