Education

• Defiance College, B.A., 1968
• St. Mary's University, M.S. , 1974
• Bowling Green State University, 1975-95 Post Graduate Studies
• University of Toledo, 1975-95 Post Graduate Studies
  

Bio
Professor Flightner currently teaches Development of Life on Earth and conducts labs for Earth and the Cosmos. For Weekend College, he teaches Biological Science. His background includes 30 years of teaching life sciences at Napoleon High School, and 11 years at Defiance College.

Professor Flightner's environmental interests have led him to work in GMO soybean research for Pioneer Hi-Bred International from 1996-2002. His interest in rainforests and ecology accounts for travel to Hawaii, Washington, Alaska, Australia and most recently the Galapagos Islands. Travel, fly-fishing, bird watching, and flying round out his leisure activities. Present community service includes a term of Treasurer for the Black Swamp Audubon Chapter.

We only preserve what we love,
We only love what we understand,
We only understand what we study.

Contact
Phone: 419-783-2221
e-mail: dflightner@defiance.edu