Toney and Mary Smith along with their son Matthew are featured with the recipients of the Meghan M. Smith Award that is presented annually at the Jim Law Invitational Meet to a Sub-Bantam boy and girl.
Sion Moultry (Charlotte Flights) and Nasir White (Drive Phrase)
The Jim Law Award is given to the Young Woman and Young Man winners of the 100m Dash.
Joanna Blakeney (Quiet Storm) and Anthony Bynum (Quiet Storm)
The Jeryl Todd award is presented annually to the Young Men and Women winners of the 4x400 meter relay.
11th Annual Jim Law Invitational Track & Field Meet
June 17-19, 2011 Each year the Charlotte Flights Track & Field Club hosts an invitational meet on the third weekend in June, at one of the two complexes named for philanthropist Irwin Belk. The meet is aptly named after Dr. Jim Law, most notably a pioneer in Senior Health, Senior Fitness, and Senior Track & Field. The meet falls on Father's Day weekend, a befitting tribute to a man who gave freely of himself to all and sought to improve the lives and health of all he touched.
Although Dr Law departed this life on March 10, 1996, his legacy and work lives on through his many accomplisments and standing records. His survivng family; sons and daughter-in-law, Eric Law and Stanley & Anita Law, all of Charlotte; mother-in-law, Mrs. Estelle H. Liston of Charlotte continue to support the Charlotte Flights Track & Field Club and Johnson C Smith University.
Please read below for details on the accomplishments of a great man and his loving wife!
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Aurelia Liston Law, 79, of Charlotte, died Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at Presbyterian Hospital. Aurelia Blanche Liston was born July 5, 1927 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the fifth of six children of Hardy and Estelle Liston. Born into a family of educators, Aurelia spent most of her childhood on and around the campuses of Winston-Salem State University and Knoxville College in Tennessee before moving with her family to Charlotte's Johnson C. Smith University in 1943. She graduated from West Charlotte High School the following year. In 1948, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Johnson C. Smith, receiving her degree with a hug from her father, who was presiding over his first commencement as president of his alma mater. After graduation, Aurelia remained at JCSU, working in the University's business office. On Good Friday, April 19, 1957, Aurelia Liston was married in the Johnson C. Smith University Church to James Roland Law of Baltimore, Maryland, a member of the JCSU faculty. Following the birth of the couple's two sons, Mrs. Law returned to her alma mater in 1963 as manager of the University Bookstore, a position she would hold for twenty-three years. In that capacity, she served as work-study supervisor and surrogate mother to countless college students who benefited greatly from her nurturing and support. After her retirement in 1986, she continued to put her experience in retail and with young people to good use by working part-time in gift shops at the Charlotte Nature Museum and Discovery Place. During this time, Aurelia joined her husband in a renewed focus on diet and exercise, as well as in senior sports. Track and field events for older adults gave them numerous opportunities to travel throughout the United States and internationally, including memorable trips to Finland and Japan in the early 1990s. She has won numerous medals in competitions organized by Charlotte Mecklenburg Senior Games and North Carolina Senior Games, and had planned to compete in CMSG events held this spring. Aurelia Law's civic involvement over the years includes valuable volunteer efforts with the Girl Scouts and Friendship Trays, among other organizations. She was an active and dedicated member of Memorial Presbyterian Church (formerly Biddleville Presbyterian) in Charlotte for over sixty years. In addition to her church activities, she always treasured her ongoing involvement with fellow members of the JCSU Class of 1948, whose Homecoming gathering she hosted last fall. An accomplished expert in sewing, home improvement and bargain hunting, she was characterized by her meticulous organization and seemingly boundless energy. She continued to exercise regularly until her recent hospitalization, participating in YMCA classes and walking two to three days a week with a group of friends. Mrs. Law was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Dr. James Roland Law; her parents, Dr. Hardy Liston, Sr. and Estelle Hoskins Liston; a brother, Hugh Liston; and a sister, Estelle Liston Muse. She leaves behind to cherish her memory: sons and daughters-in-law, Eric Law & Rita Harmon Law of Charlotte and Stanley & Anita Law of Huntersville; granddaughter, Markitta Harmon of Charlotte; sister, Sara Liston Spurlark of Chicago, Illinois; brothers, Dr. Hardy Liston, Jr. of Knoxville, Tennessee and David Liston of Charlotte; and a host of other beloved relatives and friends. A celebration of the life of Aurelia Law will be held at noon on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at the Johnson C. Smith University Church, with the Rev. Dr. Joseph A. Gaston and the Rev. Dr. Edward Newberry officiating. There will be a viewing in the Church for one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow the service at Forest Lawn West Cemetery in Charlotte. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that charitable contributions be made in Aurelia's memory to Friendship Trays, 2401-A Distribution St., Charlotte, NC 28203 (www.friendshiptrays.org). Johnson Funeral Service is serving the family of Mrs. Law.
Published in the Charlotte Observer from 6/10/2007 - 6/11/2007.
Dr Jim Law
James Roland law was born February 23, 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland, the only son of James Hezekiah Law and Mary Elizabeth Law.
Having received his primary and secondary education in Baltimore and on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Jim Law graduated from Frederick Douglass high School in Baltimore in 1942, and went on to Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, from which he received a Bachelor’s degree in psychology and philosophy in 1947, and to New York University, from which he received a Master’s degree in psychology two years later.In 1967, he earned a PH.D. In psychology from DukeUniversity in Durham, North Carolina.
After receiving his Master’s degree in 1949, Jim Law began a long and fruitful association with Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, which he served for forty-six years in many capacities, including: Professor of Psychology; Chairman of the Department of Psychology; head of the Division of Education, Physical Education, and Psychology; Vice-President for Academic Affairs; and James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Psychology.He retired from JCSU in 1995, and was granted the title of Professor Emeritus of Psychology.
Dr.Law had a long history of community involvement, including serving as Board President for the local agency on volunteerism in Charlotte and assuming leadership posts at the local and state levels for both the United Way and the Mental Health Association.Until his death, he served as a member of the Boards of Directors for the North Carolina Senior Games and the U.S. National Senior Sports Organization (USNSO), the St. Louis based organization which gives shape and vision to the Senior Games movement.
In 1987, prompted by medical difficulties, Jim Law began sprinting regularly ns competitively. He has won local, state, regional, national and world championships and has established an assortment of American and world records.
During the last several years of his life, Jim Law served as official spokesperson for Whole Grain Total cereal’s “Total Shape-Up” initiative which promotes healthy lifestyles among older people.In 1993, he became the first senior presented the Silver Eagle Award by the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports “in recognition of outstanding contributions to the National Program of Physical Fitness and Sports on behalf of Older Americans”.In 1994, he joined Willard Scott, Betty Friedan, and Alice Scott Kelly (Ms.Senior District of Columbia) in being recognized by Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, and Assistant Secretary for Aging Fernando Torres-Gil, for their many contributions as model older Americans and honored as ambassadors for healthy aging.The event was part of a ceremony hosted by the Administration on Aging to kick off Older Americans Month.
In recent years, JimLaw had been featured in magazines such as Modern Maturity, Sports Illustrated, Ebony, Duke Magazine, Prevention, Men’s Health, and as one of the accomplished athletes featured in the books December Champions andGrowing Old Is Not For Sissies II (plus the accompanying 1996 calendar).
Senior Achievements
Six National Senior Olympic Gold Medals and Six National Senior Olympic Records:
EventTimeAge CategoryYear
100 Meters12.6360 – 641989
200 Meters25.7260 – 641989
400 Meters58.8960 – 641989
100 Meters13.1165 – 691991
200 Meters26.2065 – 691991
400 Meters58.52*65 – 691991
*Faster than the world’s record achieved by me three days later
Three – Age Group World Records:
200 Meters (Indoors)26.9265 – 691991
400 Meters (Indoors)60.6765 – 691991
400 Meters (Outdoors)58.7965 – 691991
Three Age – Group American Records:
60 Meters (Indoors)08.1465 – 691991
100 Meters (Outdoors)12.7165 – 691991
200 Meters (Outdoors)26.1065 – 691991
Likeness selected as the ale member of the athletic couple featured on the official poster for the U.S. National Senior Sports Classic III:The Senior Olympics in Syracuse, New York from June 28 through July 3, 1991
Appeared (with wife Aureila) on the cover of the 1991 June/July issue of ModernMaturity and (one of the North Carolina athletes) featured in the accompanying article, ”Beating Time” which gives special attention to the National Senior Sports Classic
Twice named “Athlete of the Month” by the National Masters News, once solo and once shared (proudly) with two masters Track greats: Payton Jordon and Jack Greenwood
Represented USA on five relay teams competing internationally in 3 countries successively in ’87,’89, & ’91, earning five gold medals and helping to establish three world records
Current TAC, Outdoor Champion in the 100, 200, & 400 Meter dashes for men 65 – 69
Lay Aside Every Weight, And The Things which So Easily Beset Us, And Let Us Run With Patience The Race That Is Set Before Us. Hebrews 12
