1934
Born to Patrick Joseph McCann and Hilda Marie (Ott) McCannin in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
1956
Earns a Bachelor of Science from Seton College.
1957
Is the director of dietary at Lawrence F. Flick State Hospital in Cresson, Pennsylvania.
1964
Earns a Master of Public Health in nutrition from the University of Pittsburgh.
1964
Is the director of the dietetic internship program at Pennsylvania State University.
1967
Is the director of the Institute of Food Research and Service Project at Pennsylvania State University.
1967
Becomes an assistant professor at Pennsylvania State University.
1977
Serves as the director of the Bureau of Food Service Management for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg.
1979
Becomes a member of the competency assurance panel on the Commission on Dietetic Registration in Chicago, Illinois.
1980
Serves as the president of McCann-Cannard and Associates Inc. in Harrisburg.
1982
Works as a consultant editor for Pennsylvania Medicine and contributes articles to professional journals.
1998
Is a speaker at the Central Atlantic States Association of Food and Drug Officials.
2001
Earns the Distinguished Alumna Leadership Award from Seton Hill University.
2007
Is a speaker at the Pennsylvania Sickle Cell Disease Association.
2014
Becomes a board member of St. Patrick Cathedral Elementary School.
2019
Maintains her status as a Registered Licensed Dietitian.