Ruth Modupe Lawanson (an haife ta a ranar 27 ga Satumba, shekara ta 1963) ita ce babbar kociyan kungiyar kwallon volleyball ta Jami'ar Nevada. An haife ta a Najeriya, ta buga wasan kwallon raga ga jihar Fresno da kungiyar kasar Amurka, inda ta lashe lambar tagulla a wasannin bazarar Olympics na shekara ta 1992. Lawanson ya buga wa kungiyar kwallon volleyball ta Fresno State kuma aka sanya masa sunan MVP na kungiyar a shekarar 1982, 1983, da kuma 1984. A cikin 1984, babban kakarta, ta jagoranci Bulldogs zuwa matsayi na biyar a gasar NCAA, an kira shi NorPac co-Player of the Year, kuma ya kasance Ba-Amurke. Har ila yau, an ba ta suna ta 1984-85 Fresno State Female Athlete of the Year. Lawanson ita ce 'yar wasa mace ta farko a tarihin makaranta da lambarta ta yi ritaya, kuma ita mamba ce a Fresno State Athletic Hall of Fame. Lawanson ya buga wa tawagar kwallon kafar Amurka wasa tsawon shekaru hudu. Ta lashe lambar tagulla tare da kungiyar a gasar cin kofin duniya na shekara ta 1990, Kofin Duniya na shekara ta 1991, da kuma Gasar Olympics ta bazara a 1992.