Background
McAdory, Lawrence was born on June 21, 1929 in Bessemer, Alabama, United States. Son of Tommie and Annie Mae (Cowan) McAdory.
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Lawrence McAdory
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Lawrence McAdory, American state legislator, retired principal. Recipient Educational Leadership award Miles College, Birmingham, Alabama, 1973, Silver Beaver Boy Scouts of America, 1974, Community Service award Les Vingt Amies Club, Bessemer, 1986, Service award Bessemer Voters League, 1994, Trailblazers Merit award, 2000; named Newsmaker of Year, Birmingham News, 1996.
Education
Associate of Arts, Alabama State University. Bachelor of Science, Alabama State University, 1958. Master of Science, Alabama State University, 1961.
Career
Science teacher, attendance supervisor Bessemer Board Education, Alabama, 1958-1989, principal, 1989-1994, retired, 1994. Member Alabama House of Representatives, Montgomery, 1994-1998, member District 56, since 2009. Founder McAdory Vault Company.
Board directors Jefferson County Transit Authority, Birmingham, 1988-1992. Founder Project Chance Learning Center, 1997. Served with United States Armed Forces.
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Membership
Member Jefferson County Democratic Conference, Alabama, 1990-1997, Jefferson County Coalition, 1990-1997. President Bessemer Voters League, 1992-2000. Chairman Scholarship and Building Project.
Deacon Jerusalem Baptist Church, Bessemer. Member National Education Association (life), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Alabama Education Association, National Association Secondary School Principals, Alabama State Alumni (president Bessemer chapter 2000), Alabama Retired Teachers Association, Alpha Phi Alpha.
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Married Marjorie Turner, June 6, 1958. Children: Vicki M. Britton, Virgil, Vernon.
Education
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1958
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1961
Career
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1958 - 1989
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1989 - 1994
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1994 - 1998
Awards
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Recipient Educational Leadership award Miles College, Birmingham, Alabama, 1973, Silver Beaver Boy Scouts of America, 1974, Community Service award Les Vingt Amies Club, Bessemer, 1986, Service award Bessemer Voters League, 1994, Trailblazers Merit award, 2000. Named Newsmaker of Year, Birmingham News, 1996.Recipient Educational Leadership award Miles College, Birmingham, Alabama, 1973, Silver Beaver Boy Scouts of America, 1974, Community Service award Les Vingt Amies Club, Bessemer, 1986, Service award Bessemer Voters League, 1994, Trailblazers Merit award, 2000. Named Newsmaker of Year, Birmingham News, 1996.