Background
Small, Lawrence Frederick was born on February 16, 1934 in St. Louis. Son of Frederick Ruse and Adele Naomi (Edwards) Small.
Small, Lawrence Frederick was born on February 16, 1934 in St. Louis. Son of Frederick Ruse and Adele Naomi (Edwards) Small.
AB, U. Missouri, 1955; Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1961.
Assistant professor oceanography, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1961-1967; associate professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1967-1974; professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, since 1974; associate dean oceanography, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1983-1993; dean oceanography, Oregon State University, Corvallis, since 1993. Consultant International Atomic Energy Agency, Monaco, 1971-1972, 78, LaSpezia, Italy, 1990, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 1992, Townsville, Australia, 1994, Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission, Portland, Oregon, 1980-1981, Columbia River Data Management Program, Astoria, Oregon, 1982.
Served to First lieutenant artillery United States Army, 1955-1957. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Limnology and Oceanography, Oceanography Society, Sigma Xi, Beta Theta Pi.
Married Janice Ethel Hammersley. Children: Karen Loraine, Stephen Lawrence, Suzanne Marie.