Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
When Andy Lawrence was plotting his post-high school future, he knew his family didn’t have the money to pay for college and, if he wanted to go, he’d have to find a full-time job and work his way through school.
The Piqua native decided he was ready for the grind it would take to get a degree. But shortly after enrolling at Wright State, he was embraced by key people in the athletics department, who managed to make the work, well, not really feel like work.
He was hired first by Sara Hill, who is the associate athletics director for business services, and then by the former AD, Bob Grant.
Lawrence represented the Raiders at numerous functions and took on the most menial tasks — all with a smile.
Most of the time, that is.
“When you’re young and dumb, some things annoy you. But you look back on it and go, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m so thankful for that person because they made me grow and pushed me to my limits.’ Sara was a huge part of what made me who I am today,” he said.
