1950
Born to Iris Anne (Price) Armstrong and Richard Armstrong in Fort Worth, TX.
1975
Receives a Bachelor of Arts in economic geography from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
1977
Marries Patti Jo Caldwell Armstrong.
1978
Earns a Master of Science in education from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
1986
Achieves a Doctor of Education in management science from the Teachers College of Columbia University.
1993
Publishes “Workforce Development in the Federal Republic of Germany” as a co-editor with Clifton P. Campbell.
1996
Serves as a board member to the East Tennessee Historical Society until 2004.
2008
Obtains a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Nashville School of Law.
2008
Is commissioner of the Knox County Commission until 2010.
2008
Serves the Law Office of Richard B. Armstrong until 2012, reopens in 2020 and continues to work as an attorney.
2012
Is the Knox County Law Director until 2020.
2021
Continues to hold membership with the American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association and Knoxville Bar Association.