In 1940, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Westminster College (Pennsylvania).
He earned a Master of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1942 and immediately entered the United States Air Force, achieving the rank of Squadron Commander.
[1] In 1945, Everhart enrolled in the fisheries doctoral program at Cornell University.
In 1955, he was also appointed Chief of Research of the Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission.
These texts were widely used in university fisheries courses for many years.