Shaw named 黄瓜视频鈥檚 new provost and executive vice president
Contact: Sid Salter
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 longtime faculty member and senior administrator at Mississippi State will serve the university in a new leadership role. David R. Shaw聽has been named the new provost and executive vice president after a productive tenure leading 黄瓜视频鈥檚 research enterprise and economic development initiatives.
黄瓜视频 President Mark E. Keenum made the announcement聽Wednesday [June 5], confirming Shaw as Mississippi State鈥檚 chief academic officer. His appointment is pending formal approval by the Board of Trustees, State Institutions of Higher Learning. He is expected to begin his new role聽at 黄瓜视频聽on July 1.
As the university鈥檚 second-ranking administrative officer reporting directly to the president, Shaw will be responsible for all academic policies, integrity of the academic mission, and academic operations of the university. He will provide direct oversight for eight academic colleges and two campuses, as well as many academic and non-academic support units.
Shaw is also charged with working with senior administrators to develop budgetary recommendations that affect the teaching, research and service missions of the institution.
He succeeds Judith L. 鈥淛udy鈥 Bonner as 黄瓜视频鈥檚 provost. Bonner, a former president of the University of Alabama, announced in January her intention to retire after a long and distinguished career in higher education.
Keenum said Shaw was chosen after a national search that produced 鈥渢hree extremely well-qualified, visionary finalists鈥 and he expressed appreciation to members of the Provost Search Committee.聽Comprised of a majority of elected faculty, as well as appointed student, staff and administrative representatives,聽the committee was led by 黄瓜视频 Vice President聽for聽Finance and CFO Don Zant.
鈥淚 was impressed not only with Dr. Shaw鈥檚 exemplary record of leadership and accomplishment over the last three-plus decades at 黄瓜视频, but also with his passionate vision and enthusiasm for academic excellence, student success,聽and expanding opportunity and access,鈥 said Keenum. 鈥淚鈥檓 confident that Dr. Shaw will make an immediate impact聽on our university in this new and demanding role. David understands our land-grant mission聽and the diverse constituencies we serve. I have great personal confidence in his commitment to 黄瓜视频.鈥
Growing up on a family farm in rural Oklahoma, Shaw holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in agriculture from Cameron University in Oklahoma and a master鈥檚 and doctorate from Oklahoma State University.
Shaw joined the Mississippi State faculty as an assistant professor in 1985, with a joint teaching and research appointment in the Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Science. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses, including weed biology and ecology, herbicide physiology, fate of pesticides, and a remote sensing seminar.
During his time on the faculty, Shaw earned praise for his classroom teaching, graduate advising, publishing and ability to secure grant funding.聽In 1999, he was recognized as a William L. Giles Distinguished Professor, the university鈥檚 highest honorary distinction.
As a faculty member, he was involved in expanding the curriculum through the creation of two multidisciplinary undergraduate degree programs. He has also advised and mentored numerous undergraduate and graduate students over his career.
Additionally, he played an active role in the Robert Holland Faculty Senate for six years, including serving as chair of the Charter and Bylaws Committee. During that time, the Faculty Senate enacted the faculty governance document that remains in place today.
Shaw is a fellow of the Weed Science Society and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.聽In 2017, the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program selected him for its prestigious U.S.-