Civic & Philanthropy

As a champion of volunteerism, Dr. Lawrence Lemak has accomplished many great things for the state of Alabama and the Southeast. As the founder and chairman of the Alabama Sports Foundation, he helped bring the 1996 Olympic Soccer Games to Birmingham as well as many other events.

Dr. Lawrence Lemak also founded the National Center for Sports Safety, an organization dedicated to sports safety through education and research, particularly injury prevention and emergency response skills for youth coaches. As an expert in sports medicine and safety, Dr. Lemak serves as a member of the NFL Youth Safety Development Team.

Dr.Lawrence  Lemak has been involved with many other projects and organizations through his civic duties including the following: Chair for the Alabama High School Athletic Association Medical Advisory Committee; Board of Trustees and Vice Chairman for the Sports Development Board for the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce; Board of Trustees for Alabama State University; Vice Chairman and Founder of the American Sports Medicine Institute; Chairman and Founder of Alabama Sports Foundation; Board Member for the Metropolitan Development Board; Executive Board Birmingham Area Council for the Boy Scouts of America; Co-chairman for the Lung Association Birmingham Chapter.

Dr. Lawrence Lemak's dedication to the community have brought him numerous awards and recognitions during his career including: Alabama Hall of Fame Inductee; Greater Birmingham Ministry's Annual “Builder of Birmingham” Award; Business Council of Alabama Recognition Award; City of Birmingham Volunteer Service Award, Birmingham Magazine Birminghamian of the Year; Birmingham Business Journal Businessman of the Year; State of Alabama Outstanding Alabamian Award; March of Dimes Citizen of the Year; American Red Cross Clara Barton Society Inductee, Southern Women's Committee of Fifty Man of the Year; Big Brother/Big Sisters 2003 Sports Gala Honoree, Dr. Ernst Jokl Sports Medicine Award Recipient.