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Shely served from 1954 until his death on the Campbellsville University board, including the longest period as chairman of any other member of the body. [[W. R. Davenport|William Randolph Davenport]], the president of the previously named Campbellsville College from 1969 to 1988, said that Dr. Shely's "knowledge of our operations, insights, wisdom, and guidance were invaluable – nothing short of [[God]]'s gifts to me through those many years. Only God knows fully the value and eternal effects of his contributions to, and influence on, our university."<ref name=camp>Joan C. McKinney, "Campbellsville University Board of Trustee member since 1954, Dr. Forest F. Shely dies," ''The Campbellsvillian: The Magazine for Alumni and Friends of Campbellsville University,'' Vol. 9, No. 2 (November 2010), p. 12.</ref>
Shely served from 1954 until his death on the Campbellsville University board, including the longest period as chairman of any other member of the body. [[W. R. Davenport|William Randolph Davenport]], the president of the previously named Campbellsville College from 1969 to 1988, said that Dr. Shely's "knowledge of our operations, insights, wisdom, and guidance were invaluable – nothing short of [[God]]'s gifts to me through those many years. Only God knows fully the value and eternal effects of his contributions to, and influence on, our university."<ref name=camp>Joan C. McKinney, "Campbellsville University Board of Trustee member since 1954, Dr. Forest F. Shely dies," ''The Campbellsvillian: The Magazine for Alumni and Friends of Campbellsville University,'' Vol. 9, No. 2 (November 2010), p. 12.</ref>
Davenport's successor as president, Kenneth W. Winters, a former member of the Kentucky State Senate, recalls Shely as "a true mentor to me. He became our family physician and a dear friend. Seldom do you find a person so dedicated to an institution as Dr. Shely was to Campbellsville University.<ref name=camp/> Current CU president Michael V. Carter similarly noted that Shely provided "skilled medical care to thousands of people in this community and region, and his numerous contributions have been inestimable in value and impact."<ref name=camp/>
Davenport's successor as president, Kenneth W. Winters, a former member of the Kentucky State Senate, recalls Shely as "a true mentor to me. He became our family physician and a dear friend. Seldom do you find a person so dedicated to an institution as Dr. Shely was to Campbellsville University.<ref name=camp/> Current CU president [[Michael V. Carter]] similarly noted that Shely provided "skilled medical care to thousands of people in this community and region, and his numerous contributions have been inestimable in value and impact."<ref name=camp/>
==Family and death==
==Family and death==