Personal Information

• Residing at 219 Bowser St., Rock Hill
• Born Feb. 14, 1941 in Chester
• Daughter of Robert Douglas Ayers, Sr. and Bessie Lewis Ayers
• Graduated from S.C. State Univ., B.S., 1962
• Winthrop Univ., M.Ed., 1971
• Univ. of S.C., Ed.D., 1981
• 1964 Married to the late Lindberg Moody, Sr., 3 children, Lindberg, Jr., Katrina Joanne, and Leah Bess
• Feb. 9, 1991 Married to James Earl Lawrence, 1 stepchild, Erick C.
• Coll. Marshal, Winthrop Univ., 1983-97
• S.C. Assn. of Teacher Educators, Pres., 1982-83
• Prog. Coordinator of Elementary Educ., Winthrop Univ., 1985-88
• Central City Optimist of Rock Hill, VP, 1990-91
• Member of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., 1976
• NAACP
• Fleming Fellow, Class of 1997
• Med., Mil., Public & Municipal Affairs Com.
• Stennis Southern Women in Govt. Pacesetter, 1997-98
• Jt. Com. to Study Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 1993
• Jt. Legis. Com. on Children and Families
• The Laney Award, NAACP, 2000
• Clerk of Session, Hermon United Presbyterian Church, 1980-86
• Prev. serv. in House 1993-07.