Background
O'Toole, Laurence Joseph was born on December 7, 1948 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Laurence Joseph and Marjorie Rose O'Toole.
Political science educator researcher
O'Toole, Laurence Joseph was born on December 7, 1948 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Laurence Joseph and Marjorie Rose O'Toole.
Bachelor of Science with high honors, Clarkson U., 1970; Master of Public Administration, Syracuse University, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1975.
Assistant professor political science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1975-1979;
associate professor political science, Auburn (Alabama) U., 1979-1985;
professor political science, Auburn (Alabama) U., 1985-1992;
professor political science, U. Georgia, Athens, since 1992. Visiting researcher International Institute Management Science Center, Berlin, 1978. Research advisor Center for Clean Technology and Environmental Policy, Twente U., The Netherlands, since 1994.
Senior research associate Fanning Institute of Leadership and Cmty. Development, U. Georgia, Athens, since 1994. Member, board editors Administrn. and Society, Blacksburg, Virginia, since 1995, Administrv.
Theory and Praxis, San Francisco, since 1995, Beleidswetenschap Groningen, The Netherlands, since 1997.
Member ASPA (Burchfield award 1979, Mosher award 1987), American Political Science.Assn. (chair public administration section 1985), Southern Political Science Association.
Married Mary Irene Gilroy, June 26, 1971. Children: Conor Gilroy O'Toole, Kathleen EastonO'Toole.