1930
Dr. Reiss is born in Lake Placid, New York to Julian and Daisy Reiss.
1952
Dr. Reiss receives a Bachelor of Science from Holy Cross College.
1954
Dr. Reiss receives a Master of Arts from Fordham University and becomes a tutor at Harvard University.
1955
Dr. Reiss marries Rosemary A. Donohue.
1957
Dr. Reiss becomes an instructor and then assistant professor at Marquette University.
1960
Dr. Reiss receives a Doctor of Philosophy from Harvard University.
1960
Dr. Reiss is appointed president of The Julian Reiss Foundation.
1961
Dr. Reiss is appointed chairman of the Department of Sociology at Marquette University.
1961
Dr. Reiss serves as the editor of “Sociological Analysis: A Journal in the Sociology of Religion.”
1963
Dr. Reiss becomes an associate professor of sociology at Fordham University.
1964
Dr. Reiss is appointed chairman of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Fordham University.
1968
Dr. Reiss is appointed dean of the Liberal Arts College of Fordham University.
1969
Dr. Reiss becomes vice president of academy affairs at the Liberal Arts College of Fordham University.
1975
Dr. Reiss is promoted to executive vice president of the Liberal Arts College of Fordham University.
1976
Dr. Reiss is promoted to full professor at Fordham University.
1985
Dr. Reiss becomes president of St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont.
1996
Dr. Reiss becomes President Emeritus of St. Michael’s College.
1996
Dr. Reiss is named a Distinguished Citizen by The Green Mountain Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
2007
Dr. Reiss becomes the founding president of Mercy Care for the Adirondacks, an effort to provide help and companionship for older people who lived in their own homes.
2010
Dr. Reiss receives The Liberty Bell Award from the Essex County Bar Association.