Scott Lawrence, son of Sheila Lawrence of Brocton and Dan Lawrence of Fredonia, was awarded his degree of Master of Divinity at the 218th Commencement of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church on June 6. Scott received the John W. and Miriam G. Meister Award in Pastoral Ministry which is made each year to that member of the graduating class who manifests to the greatest degree those characteristics which are most essential to effective pastoral leadership. While completing his degree, Scott was the pastor at the Miller United Methodist Church in North Versailles, Pa. Scott was later commissioned at the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church on June 7. He is a 2006 graduate of Fredonia High School and a 2010 magna cum laude graduate of Westminster College. Scott is the grandson of the late Reginald P. Lawrence and the late Marion Lawrence, both of Bemus Point.