Published on July 14, 2021 by Holly Gainer Â
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Â鶹¹û¶³ mourns the loss of Mary Shaw, a beloved member of the Â鶹¹û¶³ community. Shaw attended Â鶹¹û¶³ in 1970 and had served as a member of the University’s Board of Trustees since 2012. At the time of her death, she was serving her third term on the board. Shaw has been married to Michael Edward "Mike" Shaw for 50 years and they have two children and four grandchildren. Click to read a special tribute to Mary Shaw published in .
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.