Thomas J. Boyd Society 

The Thomas J. Boyd Society is our giving society made up of an exclusive community of alumni, faculty, staff, parents and friends who make a philanthropic gift to Shaw year after year. Membership is easy – loyalty is the only requirement. The Society is named after Thomas J. Boyd, Sr.

Membership in the Thomas J. Boyd Society begins the year following one's third consecutive annual gift and can be maintained with ongoing annual philanthropic support.

There are four levels of recognition:

• Bronze: Three to four consecutive years of giving
• Silver: Five to nine consecutive years of giving
• Gold: 10 to 19 consecutive years of giving
• Platinum: 20+ plus consecutive years of giving

About Thomas J. Boyd, Sr.

Dr. Thomas J. Boyd, a 1948 Shaw graduate was active on campus during his time at Shaw and served as the student body president during his senior year. While at Shaw, he assumed the pastorate of Pleasant Plains Baptist Church in Ahoskie, North Carolina and would later return to his native New York to serve as the pastor of Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Brooklyn. He served as pastor of Salem for 45 years until his retirement in 2006.

Dr. Boyd has remained a strong supporter of Shaw, initiating a lecture series in honor of his late mother Bessie Boyd Holman, and contributing to various Chapel events, programs and seminars. 

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