20 October 1918 - 26 July 2000

Personal Data

Born:  20 Oct 1918, Winchester, VA

Died: 26 Jul 2000, Tallahassee, Leon Co., FL

Buried: Tallahassee Memory Gardens

Father: Harry Sanford Fling

Mother: Grace Hudson

Married: 4 Jan 1944/45, Catherine Mary Kingsley (1920-1979), Crawfordville, Wakulla Co., FL

Son:  James Kingsley "Pat" Fling (1950-1984)

Florida educator, believes in benefits of adult education via community colleges and various institutions. 

Education

Florida State University

Employment

12 Jul 1944- 27 Jun 1946 Served in the Army

Florida State University 

State Director of Adult Education in Florida

Awards and Honors

Scholarship in his name in the College of Medicine at Florida State University, Tallahassee.

Membership-Professional Organizations

1946-75- Area Supervisor and State Director of Adult Education in Florida

Publications

Developing adult education leadership. (n.d.). (VHS tape, 1992) [WorldCat.org]. Retrieved July 8, 2014, from http://www.worldcat.org/title/developing-adult-education-leadership/oclc/029836685#details-allauthors

Florida model noninstructional adult literacy centers : performance summary, fiscal year 1989-1990. (n.d.). (Book, 1990) [WorldCat.org]. Retrieved July 8, 2014, from http://www.worldcat.org/title/florida-model-noninstructional-adult-literacy-centers-performance-summary-fiscal-year-1989-1990/oclc/023103011 

Professional Interest Areas

Adult Education

Human Relations

Philosophies of adult education

Worked on programs to educate WWII and Korean War Veterans

Major Contributions to Adult Education

Goal to reduce adult illiteracy.  Promotes community colleges for literacy.

Additional Resources

Jim Fling. (n.d.). International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 8, 2014, from http://www.halloffame.outreach.ou.edu/1996/fling.html 

USF NetID Single-SignOn | University of South Florida. (n.d.). USF NetID Single-SignOn | University of South Florida. Retrieved July 8, 2014, from https://usflearn.instructure.com/courses/978828/pages/jim-fling-interview