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COPPER CENTER, Alaska (AP / FOX 19) – A 52-year-old Miami University professor died after falling from a mountain in a national park in Alaska on Saturday, according to the Associated Press.
David Shrider fell 50 meters down the slope of Donoho Peak in Wrangell-St on Friday. Elias National Park and Preserve near Kennecott, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve said.
“Just before the fall, a family member of the hiking group reported that he asked for help and then rolled down a slope about 50 meters. When a member of the group found him, he was dead. His son, who was a member of the party, called 911, “said the park.
Shrider graduated from Miami in 1992 and returned to the Department of Finance as a professor in 2004 and has been its director since 2017.
The university says he was also named an Outstanding Professor by the Miami University Associated Student Government in 2020.
“David was valued as a precious friend and colleague by many at Farmer School, Miami University and the entire Oxford community,” Miami University’s Farmer School of Business wrote in a statement to the community.
You can find her full statement here:
Dear FSB lecturers, employees, students and alumni
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the tragic death of David Shrider while backpacking in Alaska.
David graduated from Miami with a degree in finance and economics in 1992 and returned to Oxford in 2004 as a professor in the Department of Finance. He has also been the Director of Global Business Programs since 2017.
David was deeply loved as a precious friend and colleague of many at Farmer School, Miami University, and the entire Oxford community. His positive influence and connection with his students was immeasurable, leading to his being named an Outstanding Professor in 2020 by the Miami University Associated Student Government.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and children.
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