Rep. Larry Womble
The Honorable Larry W. Womble, a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives since 1995, will serve as keynote speaker for Winston-Salem State University’s Fall Commencement Ceremony on Friday, December 18, at 4 p.m. in the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Womble, a native of Winston-Salem, graduated from Atkins High School and earned a B. S. degree in education from WSSU. He received his M.Ed. in administration and Principal’s Certificate from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Womble served in a variety of positions in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School system, including as assistant principal at Old Town Elementary, Mineral Springs Middle, Cook Middle, Kennedy Middle and Paisley Middle Schools. He was named Assistant Principal of the Year for the State of North Carolina prior to retiring.
Womble began his political career in 1981 when he was elected to what was then the Winston-Salem Board of Alderman from the Southeast Ward. He was elected to fill the 71st District State House seat in 1995. Involved in many humanitarian causes and social justice issues, Womble was a primary sponsor of the N. C. Racial Justice Act Bill that was signed into law in August.
Active in numerous professional and civic organizations, Womble has received many awards for his volunteer work in the state and in the community. After visiting Kenya in 1999, Womble began his “Books to Africa” project, which has provided young people in that country with more than 30,000 books.
