1959
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Roy Eulliss Jumper and Mary Ruth Linville.
1979
Becomes a librarian’s assistant at Indiana University.
1980
Becomes an intern at Cummins Engine Foundation in Columbus, Indiana.
1982
Receives a Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
1983
Becomes assistant managing director of International Business Associates.
1985
Receives a Master of Public Administration from the University of Maine.
1985
Becomes an associate instructor at Arizona State University.
1996
Receives a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Tennessee.
1997
Becomes an adjunct professor at Middlesex Research Center with the U.S. Navy.
1997
Attends Central Texas College with the Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE).
1999
Serves as a consultant for The Linville Family LLC in South Padre Island, Texas.