1937
Born to Nels Paul E. and Doris Marie (Chesnut) A. in Omaha, NE.
1953
Earns a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado.
1963
Earns a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Colorado.
1963
Works as an intern at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.
1964
Is a resident in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Bethesda, MD.
1965
Marries Dee Ann Hipps.
1965
Works as a research associate and staff associate for the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD.
1970
Is a fellow in oncology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.
1972
Works as an attending physician within Baltimore City Hospitals and at Johns Hopkins Hospital through 1976.
1972
Teaches as an assistant professor of medicine and oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine through 1976.
1976
Serves as the director of the department of medical oncology at Penrose Cancer Hospital in Colorado Springs, CO, through 1986.
1976
Works in a private oncology practice until his retirement in 2006.
1976
Teaches as a clinical assistant professor within the department of medicine at the Colorado School of Medicine.
1979
Works as the director of the Penrose Cancer Hospital through 1986.
1983
Is a member of the Colorado Governor’s Rocky Flats Employee Health Assessment Group through 1984.
1986
Serves as the founding director of the Cancer Center of Colorado Springs through 1995.
1987
Is on the editorial board of The Journal of Cancer Program Management through 1992.
1990
Teaches as a clinical associate professor at Colorado School of Medicine through 2006.