in january 2008 lawrence was invested as a companion of the most honourable order of the bath (cb) in the new year honours list. she has been elected an honorary fellow of the institution of civil engineering surveyors and of the royal academy of engineering. she is also a fellow of the royal institution of chartered surveyors, a companion of the chartered management institute, a fellow of the royal geographical society, an honorary fellow of the royal scottish geographical society and a chartered geographer.