Retirement 

On September 22,1987, President Shively announced his retirement which would come into effect August 1, 1988. By the time he retired he had spent fifteen years with BHCC as its founding president and was the last remaining founding president within the Massachusetts Community College System. Shively sought to retire and focus primarily on educational consulting and on international education projects.  

Before his presidency ended, a retirement party was held in Shively’s honor on April 16, 1988. Some pictures from the event and the program are included below to view. In addition to these items, Shively received letters from Governor Dukakis, Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn, President Reagan, and Ann Coles who helped establish the Higher Education Information Center (renamed the Boston Area Education and Career Planning Center) at the Boston Public Library – Copley Square location. 

Shively spent the remainder of his life doing educational consulting by assisting other educators in their international projects. Shively died at the age of 82 in the year 2000, he was survived by Dr. Beverley Anderson and her daughter.