1954
Dr. Ward is born in Portland, Maine to Robert Royden and Barbara June Ward.
1979
Dr. Ward receives a Master of Arts in economics from the University of Maine.
1982
Dr. Ward receives the Award for Outstanding Performance in Economic Research from the National Marine Fisheries Service.
1987
Dr. Ward becomes a senior economist for the National Marine Fisheries Service in St. Petersburg, Florida.
1987
Dr. Ward receives a Certificate of Appreciation for Service on the Gulf Mexico Fisheries Management Council from the Social and Economics Panel.
1989
Dr. Ward becomes an adjunct professor of food and resource economics at the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida.
1992
Dr. Ward receives a Doctor of Philosophy in economics from the University Rhode Island.
1996
Dr. Ward receives a Certificate of Recognition from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States Department of Commerce.
1997
Dr. Ward becomes chief economist of the National Marine Fisheries Service in Silver Spring, Maryland.
2001
Dr. Ward becomes an adjunct professor at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science of the College of William and Mary in Gloucester Point, Virginia.
2003
Dr. Ward becomes an industry team leader for the National Marine Fisheries Service.
2003
Dr. Ward becomes an adjunct professor in the Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics at the University of Rhode Island.
2004
Dr. Ward receives the Bronze Medal from the United States Department of Commerce.
2010
Dr. Ward becomes a standing member of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.
2012
Dr. Ward becomes an economist for the Virginia Marine Advisory Program at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.