1942
Born to William Joseph Junior and Florence (McCall) S. in Columbus, OH.
1964
Earns a Bachelor of Science in metallurgical engineering from the Carnegie Institute of Technology.
1968
Earns a Doctor of Philosophy in metallurgy from Pennsylvania State University.
1968
Works as a scientist for Kennecott Minerals Company in Salt Lake City.
1975
Works as a senior scientist for Kennecott Minerals Company in Salt Lake City.
1977
Works as manager of the hydrometallurgy department within Kennecott Minerals Company in Salt Lake City.
1981
Works as the principal program manager for Kennecott Minerals Company in Salt Lake City.
1982
Becomes a process staff manager for Brown & Root, Incorporated, in Houston, TX.
1983
Becomes a manager of technology for Brown & Root, Incorporated, in Houston, TX.
1993
Becomes a product line manager of chemistry for Brown & Root, Incorporated, in Houston, TX.
1994
Marries Anne Marie Ritchie.
1994
Becomes a manager of the process, technical metals, engineering and construction division of Akev-Kvaerner in San Ramon, CA.
1999
Works as the director of metallurgy at Akev-Kvaerner in San Ramon, CA.
2001
Elected a Distinguished Member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME).
2003
Works as the principal consulting metallurgist at Akev-Kvaerner in San Ramon, CA.
2004
Works as a private practice consultant in Knightsen, California.
2005
Works as a metallurgical engineer and president of Hydrometal Incorporated in Knightsen, CA.
2006
Named the SME Henry Krumb Distinguished Lecturer through 2007.
2009
Received the SME Milton E. Wadsworth Extractive Metallurgy Award for lifetime contributions to the industry.