Lawrence Woodward; CIA Deputy Head Of Personnel

Lawrence G. Woodward, 81, a deputy director of personnel at the CIA who later worked at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, died April 28 of lung cancer at Virginia Hospital Center. He lived in Arlington.

Dr. Woodward was an Arlington native and was president of the Washington-Lee High School class of 1943. In high school, he played the French horn in the Washington Redskins marching band and was a member of the Washington Symphony Orchestra.

He served as a naval aviation cadet in World War II and later spent 10 years in the Naval Reserve.

He was a 1947 graduate of George Washington University and received a master's degree in psychology from GWU in 1949. At George Washington, he was president of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, editor of the student newspaper and a member of the student council. In 1959, he received a PhD in public administration from American University.

Dr. Woodward joined the CIA in 1952 and helped develop a summer intern program for graduate students in foreign affairs. He also ran a cooperative education program for undergraduate science students.

He served in Taiwan from 1960 to 1963 and in Vietnam from 1969 to 1971 and ultimately became the agency's deputy director for placement and recruitment. When he retired in 1981, he received the Intelligence Medal of Merit and the Career Intelligence Medal. He was a life member of the International Personnel Management Association.

Dr. Woodward was a member of United Church of Christ and served as secretary and president of Concordia Church (now United Church) in Washington. He later became a member of Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ in Arlington, where he served as clerk and as a member of several committees. He volunteered with Meals on Wheels and other charitable groups.

He also enjoyed international travel with his wife, Nancy Woodward, who died in 1999 after 52 years of marriage.

Survivors include two sons, Lawrence "Chip" Woodward and Garry Woodward, both of Arlington; a brother, Charles Woodward of Ashburn; and four grandchildren.