1938
Born in Great Bend, KS, to parents Ferdinand and Gertrude.
1952
Works as a farmer in Claflin, Kansas, through today.
1958
Serves as a historian for Phi Eta Sigma and a secretary at Tau Kappa Epsilon until 1959.
1960
Earns a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry and agriculture at Fort Hays State University.
1961
Volunteers for the Peace Corps in Ludhiana, India, until 1963.
1963
Is a member of the U.S. National Guard until 1969.
1970
Serves at the Fort Hays Branch of the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station.
1975
Is a member of both the Kansas Natural Resource Council and the Natural Resources Defense Council through today.
1976
Participates in the University of Akron National Energy Forum; Is a campaign organizer for environmental protection and conservation until 1980.
1977
Is an ad hoc lay member of the United Church of Christ task force on Christian lifestyle and ecology until 1978.
1981
Represents his community at a National Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Strategy Review Workshop in Washington, D.C.
1987
Participates in the Kansas Citizens Forum Committee for Humanities.
1990
Receives a Bankers Award from the Banks of Barton County and the U.S. Soil Conservation Service.
1991
Serves as a panel member for the Kansas Sustainable Agriculture Conference and at the Kansas Rural Center until 1992.
1999
Is a member of the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference Council for the United Church of Christ until 2003.
2001
Is a Network Environmental and Economic Responsibility Delegate to the 23rd General Synod Meeting of the United Church of Christ.
2005
Serves on the board of trustees for the Clara Barton Hospital Foundation until 2010.
2008
Serves on the board of directors for the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference Foundation until 2014.
2017
Joins the National Audubon Society.
2024
Maintains membership with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, the Menninger Foundation, Renew America and Environmental Action.