Andrea Lawrence
Born (1946-10-06) October 6, 1946
Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Academic background
EducationPurdue University (BS)
Atlanta University (MS)
Georgia Tech (PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineComputer science
Sub-disciplineProgramming language theory
Human–computer interaction

Andrea Lawrence (born October 6, 1946) is an American computer scientist and educator. She is an associate professor of computer science at Spelman College.[1]

Early life and education

Lawrence was born in Asheville, North Carolina. She graduated from Allen High School in 1964 and went on to enroll at Spelman College, before ultimately earning a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Purdue University in 1970. She earned Master of Science in computer science from Atlanta University in 1985, and in 1993, she became the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in computer science from Georgia Tech.[2]

Career

From 1979 until 1983, before pursuing graduate education, she taught math in Cincinnati Public Schools.[2]

Lawrence has been a faculty member at Spelman College since 1985 and has taught courses on computer science, the theory of programming languages, and computer-human interactions.[3]

In 2018, Lawrence was credited by Juan E. Gilbert, the principal investigator for a National Science Foundation-funded program called "Broadening Participation in Computing", as the reason he finished his own Ph.D. Gilbert said that Lawrence, then chair of the computer science department at Spelman College, motivated him by introducing him to other black computer science doctoral students.[4]

In 2014, Lawrence was awarded the SIGCSE award for Lifetime Service to the computer science education community. The award honors an individual with a long history of dedicated volunteer service to the computer science education community.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "CIS Faculty | Spelman College". www.spelman.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  2. 1 2 "Andrea Lawrence | The HistoryMakers". www.thehistorymakers.org. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  3. ↑ "Andrea Lawrence, Ph.D." Spelman College. Spelman College. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Jones, LaMont (2018-08-30). "Florida Professor Leads Effort to Aid Black Comp-Sci PhD Students". Diverse. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  5. ↑ "Lifetime Service to Computer Science Education | Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education". sigcse.org. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
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