1944
Serves in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers until 1946.
1945
Receives a diploma in mechanical engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.
1947
Earns a Bachelor of Science in aeronautical engineering from New York University and works as a graduate assistant until 1949.
1949
Achieves a Master of Science in aeronautical engineering from New York University.
1949
Is an instructor, assistant and assoc. prof. in aeronautical & astronautical engineering at the Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) until 1957.
1951
Obtains a Doctor of Philosophy in theoretical and applied mathematics from the University of Illinois.
1953
Serves as national secretary-treasurer of Sigma Gamma Tau until 1964.
1974
Is acting head of the Department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign until 1976.
1976
Is head of Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign until 1985.
1989
Becomes a founding member of the Challenger Center for Space Science Education.
1989
Is assistant dean of the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign until 1990.
1990
Is named professor emeritus of aerospace engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, continuing in the role.
1992
Serves as the Great Lakes regional coordinator of Sigma Gamma Tau, continuing in the role.
1997
Is senior academic lead structural/solid mechanics at UIUC’s National Center for Super Computing, continuing in the role.
1998
Becomes a member of the Society of Experimental Mechanics.
2005
Is elected a fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
2010
Is elected a fellow of the American Society for Composites.