O'Malley oversaw the addition of new endowed chairs and increased the finances of John Carroll's campus ministry programs and scholarships.
[1] Thomas O'Malley was appointed the 13th President of Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Westchester, Los Angeles in 1991.
[1] The goal of O'Malley's fundraiser was to improve existing structure on campus and construct new buildings.
Loyola Marymount earned a 1998 Theodore M. Hesburgh Award from the American Council on Education for its recruitment efforts.
The Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles was founded at LMU during O'Malley's time as president.
The Leavey Center studies and researches regional issues related to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, including local politics, education and immigration.
[1] He spent the rest of his life teaching as part of the Boston College arts and sciences honors program.