Background
Merville, Lawrence Joseph was born on April 7, 1943 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Lawrence Augustus Merville and Emma June (Collier) Park.
Merville, Lawrence Joseph was born on April 7, 1943 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Lawrence Augustus Merville and Emma June (Collier) Park.
Bachelor, Vanderbilt University, 1965; Master of Business Administration, University Texas, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1971.
Financial analyst Texas Instruments, Dallas, 1968-1970. Assistant professor finance Indiana University, Bloomington, 1971-1973. Professor finance University Texas, Dallas, since 1973.
President Merville & Associates, Dallas. Consultant Texas Public Utility Committee, Austin, 1983-1985.
Director Public Utility Programs, Dallas, 1978-1982, Public Utility Center, Dallas, 1981-1987. Member American Finance Association, Finance Management Association (program committee), Western Finance Association (program committee), Society for China Studies, Dallas Economist Club (membership committee), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Sheryl Wolff, August 9, 1968. 1 child, Lauren Anne.