Background
Shaw, Ruth G. was born on February 19, 1948.
Shaw, Ruth G. was born on February 19, 1948.
Bachelor in English magna cum laude, East Carolina University. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas.
President El Centro College, Dallas, 1984—1986, Central Piedmont Community College, 1986—1992. Vice president corporation communications Duke Energy Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1992-1994, senior vice president corporation resources, 1994-1997, executive vice president, chief administrative officer, 1997—2003, president Duke Power Company, 2003—2006, group executive public policy, president Duke Nuclear, 2006, executive advisory to chairman & Chief Executive Officer, since 2006, president Duke Energy Foundation, 1994—2003. Board directors Wachovia Corporation, since 1990, MedCath Corporation, since 2003, The Dow Chemical Company, since 2005, Detroit Edison Energy, since 2007, Edison Electric Institute, Nuclear Energy Institute, S. E. Electric Exchange.
Chair Charlotte Research Institute. Member Palmetto Business Forum.
Member Order of the Long Leaf Pine. Trustee University North Carolina, Charlotte. Board directors Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina.
Member Conference Board Chief Administrative Officer's Council. Chairman Foundation for the Carolinas. Elder 1st Presbyterian Church, Charlotte.
Active United Way, Arts and Sciences Council, Young Men’s Christian Association, Boy Scouts American.
Married Colin Stuart Shaw. 2 children.