Kenneth Alan "Buzz" Shaw (born January 31, 1939) is an American academic and university executive who served as the 10th Chancellor and President of

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...

, 4th President of the

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, and 2nd President of the

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Biography

Born in

Granite City, Illinois Granite City is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States, within the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. The population was 27,549 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Metro East and S ...

, Shaw received his bachelor's degree from

Illinois State University Illinois State University (ISU) is a public research university in Normal, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University and is the oldest public university in Illinois. The university emphasizes teachin ...

, his masters from

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and his doctorate from

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. Shaw taught at Rich Township High School in

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. He then taught at Illinois State University and did administrative work. He is the author of more than 40 articles dealing with higher education and leadership. His first book, "The Successful President," was published in 1999; his second, "The Intentional Leader," which deals with the generic understandings and skills needed by every leader or would-be leader, was published in 2005. In 1991, Shaw was recruited to be the Chancellor and President at Syracuse University by then Chair of Syracuse Board of Trustees H. Douglas Barclay. He retired from the position at the end of the 2003–2004 school year and was replaced by

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Awards and recognition

Shaw was inducted as a Laureate of

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and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the State's highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois in 2008 in the area of Education.

References

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