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Dr. Perry W. Ward, President

A s a member of the

Lawson Sate

Ambassadors, you will meet

new people, make life-long

friends and give something

back to the college and the

community. The success of

the Ambassadors lies in the

quality of its members. We

are continually looking for

new faces with fresh ideas

and a creative outlook.

We welcome your

involvement.

Come and join us!

A s a service-oriented organization and

student public relations team, the

Lawson State Community College

Ambassadors provide hours of assistance to

the college and the community. As beacons

of Lawson State, the Ambassadors create an

image of opportunity, and serve as examples

for fellow students, both academically and

socially. In addition, the Ambassadors

promote excellence and represent Lawson

State with pride at all times.

Some of the services and functions of the

Ambassadors include:

♦ Encouraging school spirit

♦ Escorting guests at official functions

♦ Welcoming visitors to the campus

♦ Serving as adjunct personnel to the

Office of Public Relations and

Community Affairs

Lawson State Community College

2007-2008 Ambassadors

AAAA mbassadors’ special projects have

included:

♦ Working with the Secret Service during

presidential visits to Birmingham

♦ Adopting the Girls of The Grace House

/tutoring the Boy’s of Children’s Village

♦ Hosting for the Alabama College Asso-

ciation, the Birmingham City Council,

the Civil Rights Institute

♦ Tutoring area school students

♦ Hosting the Governor’s Luncheon and

the Region 2020

Ambassadors participate with the

2007 Ms. Lawson State Coronation

♦ Ushering Lawson State Community

College’s Commencement Exercise

♦ Providing hosting for the African-

American Summit

♦ Gift wrapping at the mall during the

Christmas holiday

♦ Participating in radio and television

commercials for the college

An Ambassador addressing

a visiting group

A n individual must have at least a

3.0 grade point average to qualify

for membership. In exchange for a tuition

only scholarship, each Ambassador agrees

to perform 45 clock hours of service to the

college each semester. Service includes,

but is not limited to events such as college

open houses, high school senior tours, civic

and social events, recruiting, meetings,

high school career/college day activities

and other meetings and affairs of the

college. All members of the Lawson State

Ambassadors’ team must maintain a

minimum grade point average of 3.0 during

the entire term of membership. The

Ambassador founder and advisor is Ms.

Geri Albright, co-adviser is Ms. Lola

Bryant.

For more information, call (205) 929-6399

or (205) 929-6315.