Ken Lawrence

Executive Vice-President

Ken Lawrence, State President Missouri SAR

Duties per the Missouri Society By-laws

The President is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of this Society and shall preside at all membership meetings.

The President, as Chairman of the Board of Directors, shall appoint all committees, temporary or permanent.

The President shall present to the membership at each Annual Membership Convention a report on the state of the Society.

The President or the Treasurer may sign checks or drafts of the Society and co-sign with other Officers any legal contract or agreement approved by the Board of Directors. The President may grant authority to other Officers from time to time, to enter into contracts on behalf of the Society.

The President shall be a voting member of the Budget Committee.

 Biography

Prior to his election as Executive Vice-President, Ken served as 2^nd vice-president in 2023 and as 1^st Vice-President in 2024. Ken’s past duties include chairing the Medals and Awards Committee for 7 years. He chaired the Flag Committee for 5 years and is presently the Chairman of the Endowment funds and the Pershing fund committees.

Ken is an active member of the National Society SAR and currently serves as a member of the Flag Committee, Medals and Awards Committee, George Washington Endowment Fund Committee, and the Color Guard.

Ken has been an active member of our State Society’s Color Guard for the past ten years.

He was awarded the Missouri State Color Guardsman of the Year award in 2018 and was awarded the National Von Steuben Medal in 2023. Ken is presently serving as the Southwest District Color Guard Commander.

Compatriot Ken Lawrence has been a member of the Ozark Mountain Chapter in Springfield, Missouri since 2015.

As a member of the Ozark Mountain Chapter, Ken has served in the following capacities: Historian, Secretary, Vice-President, and President of the chapter in 2019.