Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 
Kindergarten at King Edward School, Guelph, Ontario. 
1st Grade at Walkerton Elementary School, Walkerton, Ontario.
2nd Grade at the old Central School, Guelph.
4th Grade at King Edward School. 
5th and 6th Grades at the new Central School.
7th and 8th Grades at Willow Road Senior Public School. 
9th through 13th Grades at Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute. 
Worked for Custom Drilling out of Edmonton, Alberta. Oil rigs in Alberta and Saskatchewan. 
Worked Rockwell International Iron Foundry, Ontario. 
University of Guelph, B.A. (Honours) 
Worked Farley & King Construction. 
Graduated from University of Guelph with M.A. degree. 
Course work and Qualifying Exams toward Ph.D. at Indiana University, Bloomington. 
Instructor, Department of Philosophy & Religion, Adrian College, Michigan.
Instructor, Department of Philosophy, Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey), Trenton, NJ. 
Finished Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University. 
Ph.D. awarded, Indiana University. 
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Rockford College, Rockford, Illinois.
Visiting Scholar, Social Philosophy and Policy Center, Bowling Green State University, Ohio. 
Visiting Assistant Professor, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Salvatori Fellow, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Associate Professor and Chair, Rockford College. 
Senior Fellow, The Objectivist Center, New York. 
Director, Honors Program in Liberal Arts, Rockford College. 
Professor of Philosophy, Rockford College.