PC Degrees:  B.A./History
                   Honorary Doctor of Education - 2007

Career Path: Brother Lawrence began his teaching career in 1972 at the Cranston-Johnston Catholic Regional School in Cranston, R.I. He has been a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and executive director at Catholic schools in Rhode Island, New York City, and Long Island. He was the founding principal of The Genesis Program in Brooklyn, N.Y.

When he established the San Miguel School in Providence in 1993, Brother Lawrence started an inner-city educational model that has led to a national network of more than a dozen San Miguel schools. Brother Lawrence served as president of San Miguel School in Providence from 1993 to 2003. After teaching at The De La Salle School in Freeport, N.Y., he returned to San Miguel in 2005 as executive director.

Brother Lawrence has been honored numerous times for his service in education. In 1992, he was awarded the National Catholic Education Association's Distinguished Teacher Award for the New England Region. In 1997, he was one of six educators nationwide to receive the Lasallian Educator Award. He received the first De La Salle Award for School Leadership during The Miguel Schools National Convention in 2002. Brother Lawrence also was awarded an honorary doctorate in educational leadership from St. Mary's University in Minnesota.

Staying Involved: Brother Lawrence has served on the College's President's Council and maintains a close association with his alma mater through San Miguel. The school participates in the Providence President's Council's Pre-College Student Mentoring Initiative. The program allows PC students to act as mentors to and bond with fifth-grade boys at San Miguel through a variety of year-long activities. PC students and art professors also run the Art Club at San Miguel School. San Miguel also is one of the community partners of the College's Feinstein Institute for Public Service, with College students tutoring and mentoring in the after-school Scholars' Club there.

Memorable Quote: "I am very proud to be a graduate of Providence College! The College's goal to reach out to the sons and daughters of the new immigrant population, to offer hope and opportunities to men and women from low-income families, is a noble one-one that aligns with San Miguel's mission. It is the direction in which all Christians are called."