at land , ▁Wy oming , ▁Sh aman ▁lived ▁in ▁several ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁his ▁early ▁years ▁and ▁briefly ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Washington ▁where ▁his ▁parents ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁aircraft ▁industry ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁effort . ▁He ▁graduated ▁high ▁school ▁from ▁University ▁P rep ▁in ▁Lar am ie , ▁Wy oming . ▁Sh aman ▁excel led ▁in ▁basketball ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁three - s port ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁State ▁Normal ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁School ▁in ▁Ell end ale , ▁North ▁Dak ota . ▁After ▁att ending ▁college ▁for ▁several ▁years , ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁dent al ▁techn ician , ▁a ▁voc ation ▁that ▁would ▁pres age ▁his ▁later ▁art istic ▁career . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Wy oming ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Sh aman ▁studied ▁sculpt ure ▁as ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wy oming ▁where ▁he ▁trained ▁under ▁Robert ▁Russ in , ▁one ▁of ▁Wy oming ' s ▁most ▁well - known ▁artists . ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁Bach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁art ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁Master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁writing ▁a ▁th esis ▁on ▁the ▁chemical ▁pat ination ▁of ▁bronze . ▁Sh aman ▁left ▁Lar am ie ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Cleveland , ▁Mississippi ▁to ▁teach ▁art ▁at ▁D elta ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁sculpt ure ▁division ▁of