J. Larry Lyon, Ph.D.

BA, Baylor Univ., Waco, TX, 1971
Ph.D., Univ. Texas, Austin, TX, 1975

Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, Baylor Univ., Waco, TX, 1998 to present

Biography

Larry Lyon is a 1971 Baylor graduate who returned to Baylor's Sociology Department after earning his doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin in 1975. He is currently a Professor of Sociology, Director of the Center for Community Research and Development, and Dean of the Graduate School.

Dean Lyon has served as Chair of the Baylor Faculty Senate, Director of the Baylor 1994-96 Self-Study, President of the Southwestern Sociological Association, President of the Southwestern Social Science Association, and President of the Association of Texas Graduate Schools. Dr. Larry Lyon is both a professor of sociology and the dean of the Graduate School.

Baylor has always been a large part of his life. His father graduated from Baylor, as did his daughters. “Baylor has provided three generations of my family with high quality educations that have allowed us to achieve whatever we set out to achieve,” “and with 2012, we will be able to ensure that this continues in the future.”

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