1946
Mr. Hafner is born in Mansfield, Ohio to Robert and Nivarde Hafner.
1970
Mr. Hafner receives a Bachelor of Arts from The Ohio State University.
1971
Mr. Hafner receives a Master of Arts in history from the University of Illinois.
1974
Mr. Hafner receives a Master of Science in library science from Case Western Reserve University, and begins his career as a reference librarian at the University of Missouri.
1977
Mr. Hafner becomes a humanities liaison librarian at Florida Atlantic University.
1981
Mr. Hafner becomes an acquisitions librarian at Lake Superior State College.
1982
Mr. Hafner becomes a liturgical minister.
1983
Mr. Hafner joins the University of West Florida as an acquisitions librarian.
1984
Mr. Hafner joins the technical services library at Lake Superior State College.
1989
Mr. Hafner becomes the coordinator of collection development at Western Carolina University.
1990
Mr. Hafner serves as a chairman of the District 51 Scholarship Committee of the State Employees Association of North Carolina.
1992
Mr. Hafner joins Optimists International.
1995
Mr. Hafner is named Sylva-Jack Club Optimist of the Year by Optimists International.
1998
Mr. Hafner earns a JD from Capital University Law School.