SHAW UNIVERSITY Address: 118 East South St. Raleigh, NC 27601 Phone: 546-8260 Fax: 546-8485 Shaw University was founded in 1865 by Henry Martin Tupper. A private, liberal arts institution affiliated with the Baptist Church, Shaw has five undergraduate schools and awards both associate's and bachelor's degrees. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- President: Dr. Talbert O. Shaw Executive Vice President: Ernest L. Pickens BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Members serve 4 year terms, from June to June. Dr. Joseph N. Bell Jr. (912)232-3436 President and Owner, D.L. Henderson Co., Inc. Savannah, GA Dr. Shirley Caesar Pastor, Mt. Calvary in Raleigh Durham Dr. Geneva B. Chavis 443-4011, x243 Dean of Learning Resources, Nash Technical College Battleboro Tim Clancy President, Clancy & Theys Construction Co. Raleigh Bishop Melvin Clark, Sr. (412)378-7432 Minister, Church in the Round Aliquippa, PA Thomas F. Darden Chairman of the Board, Cherokee Sanford Group, Inc. Sanford Edward C. Dolby Senior Vice President, NationsBank Charlotte Dr. Harold E. Doley Jr. (212)272-9099 President, Doley Securities, Inc. New York, NY Dr. David C. Forbes 833-5834 Minister, Christian Faith Baptist Church Garner Dr. John H. Foster (804)625-4367 Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church Norfolk, VA Dr. Willie E. Gary (Chairman) (407)283-8260 Attorney, Sr. Partner at Gary, Williams and Parenti Stuart, FL Thelma Goodrich (212)865-5606 President/CEO, Goodrich/Johnson Brokerage Company New York, NY Dr. W.B. Lewis 833-3283 Pastor, First Cosmopolitan Baptist Church Raleigh Dr. John H. Lucas 682-0660 Member, Durham City Board of Education Durham The Honorable Vernon Malone 828-5853 Chairman, Wake County Commissioners Raleigh Dr. Eugene McCullers (404)696-1858 Retired Manager, Coca-Cola USA Atlanta, GA Dr. Robert Morgan 821-4334/893-5131 Former US Senator Attorney, Morgan, Kash and Reeves Raleigh Bishop M.S. Nesbitt 662-8832 Minister, Deliverance Cathedral of Love Garner Dr. Dimple M. Newsome 332-4838 Civic Leader/Volunteer Ahoskie William Pretty, Jr. 774-4514 Owner/Operator, McDonald's Franchise Sanford Dr. Leon Riddick (704)392-9285 Former Minister, Mount Carmel Baptist Church Charlotte Jermaine Simmons Shaw University Student Representative Janet Spry Shaw University Alumni Representative The Honorable Edolphus Towns (202)225-5936 US Congressman, New York Washington, D.C. Dr. G. L. Turner, Jr. (206)581-1060 Retired Brigadier General, Physician Steilaccom, WA Dr. David Walker (407)286-8686 Attorney at Law Stuart, FL Dr. Eric Weil Shaw University Faculty Representative Dr. Lorenzo Williams (407)464-2352 Attorney, Gary Williams and Parenti Ft. Pierce, FL Dr. James E. Wilson 833-9329 Retired Educator Raleigh HONORARY MEMBERS Dr. Chancy R. Edwards 488-9358 Fayetteville Dr. Paul H. Johnson 829-9093 Pastor Raleigh EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Dr. Priscilla A. Brodie 833-4823 Executive Secretary, Woman's Baptist Home and Foreign Missionary Convention of NC Raleigh Dr. George C. Debnam 832-1667 Chairman, Estey Hall Foundation Raleigh Dr. Clifford A. Jones Sr. (704)392-0392 President, General Baptist State Convention of NC, Inc. Charlotte Dr. Archie Logan Executive Secretary-Treasurer, General Baptist State Convention of NC, Inc. Raleigh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 FACTS Enrollment Total: 2,262 Full-time: 2,085 Part-time: 177 Men: 819 Women: 1,443 Race Distribution Black: 2,171 (96%) White: 66 (2.9%) Native American: 1 (0%) Other: 24 (1.1%) Geographic Distribution: In-state: 1,403 (62%) Home County: 321 (14.2%) Adjacent Counties: 229 (10.1%) Other NC Counties: 853 (37.7%) Out-of-state: 859 (38%) Tuition and Fees: $5,946 Room and Board: $3,824 Degree Programs: 31 leading to B.A. or B.S. degree 31 leading to A.A. degree Degrees Conferred 1995-96 Bachelor's: 360 Associate's: 13 Faculty Total: 81 Professors: 6 Assoc. Professors: 12 Asst. Professors: 42 Instructors: 21 With Doctorates or First Professional Degrees: 54 (66.7%) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE: Regina Boone, director of development and public relations, at 546-8260. She claims she does not have information regarding term expiration dates. Addresses for the Board of Trustee members and additional information about the university are available in the vertical files located in NRD. For more detailed statistics, see the Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolina in the NRD Stacks, LC175.N8 S7 1997. LAST UPDATED: July 23, 1997 perickso@nando.com