▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Crow ley ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁O el we in , ▁Iowa . ▁He ▁en list ed ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁for ▁four ▁years , ▁att ending ▁an ▁over se as ▁program ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁College ▁Park ▁during ▁that ▁time . ▁Upon ▁his ▁dis charge ▁from ▁the ▁military , ▁Crow ley ▁studied ▁Political ▁Science ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa , ▁ear ning ▁his ▁B A ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Crow ley ▁married ▁Joy ▁Re itz , ▁and ▁together ▁they ▁had ▁four ▁children . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁MA ▁in ▁political ▁science ▁from ▁California ▁State ▁University , ▁F res no . ▁And ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁political ▁science ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Nev ada , ▁Ren o ▁Crow ley ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Nev ada , ▁Ren o ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁as ▁a ▁one - sem ester ▁replacement ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁science ▁department . ▁Upon ▁comple ting ▁his ▁Ph D ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁full - time ▁contract ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁science ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁university . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁Fac ulty ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁During ▁an ▁academic ▁leave , ▁Crow ley ▁became ▁a ▁fellow ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Agency ▁in ▁