ROBERT LAWSON
COMMUNITY MOURNS LOSS OF LONGTIME CAMPUS PHOTOGRAPHER The NCCU family lost a beloved icon with the passing on May 11, 2014, of campus photographer and Double Eagle Robert Lawson, ‘62, ‘74. A native of Person County, Lawson entered undergraduate school at NCCU in 1958. He earned a bachelor’s degree in science and commerce and later a master’s degree in instructional media. Lawson got his start in photography as a protégé of Alexander Rivera and went on to take photographs of people and events on campus and in the Triangle community for 50 years. He succeeded Rivera as the official campus photographer in 1992 and retired in 2013. Before coming on board full time at NCCU, Lawson owned and operated Lawson Florist and Photographic Services and L&J Seafood. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Clara Lawson, and daughter Apryle Daye.
(Front) Robert Lawson and wife, Clara, with granddaughters August and Winter; (Back) daughter Apryl and son-in-law, Thomas Daye.
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