Lawrence M. Schall, J.D., Ed.D., was elected 16th president of Oglethorpe University in March 2005, and he assumed office June 23, 2005.
Born in Manhattan, Schall grew up in Wilmington, Delaware. He graduated with honors from Swarthmore College in 1975 and went on to earn his Juris Doctor degree in 1978 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Schall practiced law as a trial attorney for the next seven years, specializing in civil rights litigation with a focus on children’s rights and public assistance issues.
In 1990, he returned to his alma mater, Swarthmore College, and served for 15 years, leaving as vice president for administration.
While at Swarthmore, Schall was awarded a doctorate in higher education from the University of Pennsylvania. From 2003 until 2005, he served as co-director of Penn’s Executive Doctorate Program and as an adjunct faculty member of Penn’s Graduate School of Education.
Under his leadership, Oglethorpe University recently opened the Center for Civic Engagement, connecting its students to the city of Atlanta and beyond in volunteer, curricular, civic and cultural projects.
Schall currently serves on the board of the Atlanta Local Education Fund and is vice chair of the board of Project GRAD. He is a member of the Hands On Network Corporate Council and is an executive committee member of the Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education.
He and his wife, Betty Londergan, have four children. |
