NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Leah Jackson (jacksonl@nsula.edu )
News Bureau
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA 71497
(318) 357-6466

7/22/2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATCHITOCHES- A scholarship endowment established by Dr. B.L. "Buddy" Shaw of Shreveport to honor his daughter, Stephanie Shaw, will benefit a person enrolled in the College of Education at Northwestern State University. The scholarship will be awarded annually to a student from Caddo or Bienville Parish.

"This occasion has been brought about by the generosity of Dr. Buddy Shaw and his family," NSU President Dr. Randall J. Webb said during a luncheon held to honor the Shaws. "What Buddy has done in providing this scholarship to honor Stephanie is to put Northwestern in a better position to be competitive. It puts us in the position to, year after year, demonstrate progress."

"Stephanie has been such a special person to me," Dr. Shaw said. "And I wished to honor her in a way that would help people." The scholarship is also named for Miss Shaw's step-brother, the late Edward Neff Minor, who attended Northwestern.

"This has been an outstanding honor for me today," Miss Shaw said. Outlining her own criteria for the scholarship, she said she hopes the recipient will be active, punctual and have a positive attitude.

Dr. Shaw graduated from NSU in 1955 and 1960. He was a state representative for District 6. Before serving in the Legislature, he was supervisor of Caddo Parish Public Schools and is a past principal of C.E. Byrd High School. He is president of the Northwestern State University Alumni Association.

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