Dr.+Larry+V.+Flegle


 Dr. Larry V. Flegle began in business by selling at age 8. He rooted plant cuttings and sold them door-to-door in his neighborhood. Dr. Flegle worked as a rock 'n' roll DJ in the 1960s at six different radio stations in Florida. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. In 1981, Flegle began his career in telecommunication sales with ITT. Within 30 days he was ITT's number one sales representative. After a year with ITT he joined a new company called MCI, where in 12 years he won 58 sales awards.

He sits on the Business Discipline Editorial Board of MERLOT and the Internet and Higher Education Journal. He holds a DBA in Management from Nova Southeastern University, a Master of Arts in Planning and Public Administration from Pepperdine, and his Bachelor of Arts from University of South Florida.

He is an internationally known sales trainer, consultant, internet radio DJ, and online college professor (i.e. the "the Fishing Professor"). He got this nickname because he has successfully combined his two greatest passions in life - online teaching and fly fishing. His usual work habit has him grading papers and taking students' phone calls, fishing rod in hand, from the deck of his Bayliner cabin cruiser, which he berths on Lake Chatuge in northern Georgia.

Dr. Flegle is currently a professor at the American Military University, Charles Town, WV. He was the winner of the 2008 Wagner Award for Excellence in Distance Learning Administration, Distance Education Leadership, sponsored by the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration's Annual Conference.

[|The Distance Education Leadership Award] goes to the individual who has embraced and significantly impacted distance education and distance learning practices. This individual is responsible for the growth of distance learning programs, has exemplified activities that have contributed to better understanding of distance education practices, and has participated in research involving distance education.