Complex sentence: Professor Lawrence was a member of ASME (formerly the American Society of Mechanical Engineers), the American Society for Engineering Education as well as honor societies Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi.
Split into simpler sentences: Professor Lawrence was a member of ASME (formerly the American Society of Mechanical Engineers) and the American Society for Engineering Education. He was into the honor societies Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi.