The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor has named Adam Carroll as its new chief of police, swearing him into the role during a ceremony led by Steve Theodore, chief operating officer and senior vice president for administration. “We are here today to swear in a new chief of police, but we are also here to acknowledge the sacredness of this responsibility,” Theodore said. “As a Christ-centered university, we believe what the Bible says about those entrusted with authority—that they are called to serve the good of others. Romans 13:4 states, ‘For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good.’” Carroll joins UMHB after serving as a sergeant with the Pearland Police Department, where he spent more than 20 years in law enforcement.
Wayland Baptist University mourns the death of Sally Ruth Shaw, a longtime benefactor and former member and secretary of the university’s board of trustees. She was 98. Donna Hedgepath, president of Wayland Baptist University, said Shaw “believed deeply in the university’s Christian mission and in creating opportunities for students.” Shaw joined Wayland’s board of trustees in 1997 and later served multiple terms as secretary. Her husband, the late Kelton Shaw, also served as a Wayland trustee. Together, the couple established the Kelton and Sally Shaw Endowed Scholarship, providing lasting financial support for Wayland students. The Association of Former Students honored them with the Distinguished Benefactor Alumni Award in 1990. In 2014, Wayland presented Shaw with one of the university’s inaugural President’s Awards, the highest honor bestowed upon a Wayland donor.
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