[1] After graduating from George Washington University, Flentje spent five years in Illinois.
[2] In the summer of 1993, Flentje was a visiting scholar at the University of California at Berkeley.
In 1999, Flentje was promoted to Director of the Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs, where he served for nine years.
[4] In 1975, Flentje began his first of two careers in the Kansas State Cabinet, serving as the director of planning and research, under Gov.
From July 1, 2011 until December 31, 2011, Flentje served a five-month career as Emporia State University's interim president.