Shaw was honored by the president of Tennessee State University who praised Shaw for his "bravery and courage" and for saving many lives. He was honored by Tennessee lawmakers who passed a joint resolution honoring Shaw's actions. He appeared on national cable TV news shows and was honored at a game featuring the Nashville Predators. Shaw appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" where he met NBA basketball star Dwyane Wade. "The Steve Harvey Show" sent him on a trip to the island of Barbados. In May 2018, Shaw met with Emma González, who survived the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and anti-gun activist who helped to found Never Again MSD, whom she tweeted about Shaw titled "my hero". Together, along with survivors and activists David Hogg, Alex Wind, and Jaclyn Corin among others, the whole group united for a special brunch at a local Tennessee Denny's. Tennessee State University set up a scholarship fund in his name. The following month, at the 2018 MTV Movie &amp; TV Awards, after Chadwick Boseman won an award for "Best Superhero" for his work in "Black Panther," he called Shaw up to the stage and gave him the award. Shaw was presented a Gold Vail Award by Randall L. Stephenson, the Chief Executive Officer of AT&amp;T. In 2018, he received a BET Humanitarian Award.