About Larry
- Born 1940 at Crooked Oak, Alabama (Muscle Shoals area in northwest Alabama)
- B.A. degree, 1962, David Lipscomb College
- United States Peace Corps Volunteer, 1962-64
- Ph.D. degree, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1974
- Married to Gail Pope Walker, Piedmont, Alabama, since 1976
- Three sons, one daughter-in-law, and three super granddaughters
- Ph.D. in political science, University of North Carolina
- Faculty member, University of West Florida, 1978-2007
- Leading academic authority on Florida local government
- Author, The Florida Municipal Officials’ Manual (3d edition, 1996),“the Bible of municipal government for Florida’s city officials”
- Recipient, 1999-2000 University Distinguished Service Award
- In most recent years, taught courses in public policy, public administration, local administration, and environmental administration
Personal
Community
- Resident of Escambia County and District 5 since 1978; KNOWS Escambia County and District 5!
- Member, St. Luke United Methodist Church. Aspires to become a Lay Leader in 2009
- Active in neighborhood, campus, and community affairs since 1978
- Member of Barrineau Park Historical Society, Walnut Hill Ruritan Club, Alger-Sullivan Historical Society, Bream Fishermen Association, and Thousand Friends of Florida
- Honorary member, Escambia County Volunteer Firefighters Association (one of only two to be so honored by the Association)