1964
Earns a Bachelor of Business Administration in office administration and business education at the University of Texas at Austin.
1965
Is a teacher, technology coordinator and vocational coordinator at the Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District until 1991.
1988
Receives a Master of Education in supervision at Lamar University.
1990
Joins the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).
1991
Is an instructional technology specialist at the Beaumont Independent School District until 1993.
1992
Is inducted as a Christa McAuliffe Fellow by the National Education Association.
1993
Is the technology director at the Port Neches-Groves Independent School District until 1996.
1996
Is the assistant director for professional development for the Texas Education Network until 1997; Establishes Abernathy Consulting.
1998
Is a member of the affiliate executive board for ISTE.
2002
Earns a Doctor of Education in education administration at Texas A&M University.
2004
Is a training consultant for Renaissance Learning until 2008.
2005
Is an office consultant for the Robert Barber for Lieutenant Governor campaign until 2006.
2007
Is an associate professor at Lamar University until 2019; Is the developer for Lamar University’s online K12 web services course until 2011.
2014
Is a contributing professor at Walden University through today.
2015
Is a proposal reviewer for ISTE.