For Shepard, Its Been About "SERVICE"

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At 76 years old, Dr. Shepard continues to teach and mentor. His primary focus is to enable others, especially Black students, to become all they are destined to be and operate with a mindset that, "If he can, so can I."

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His recent project was mentoring two young, Black scholar-athlete football players at Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) in Shawnee, OK. Click here to view the session.

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In a desire to know more, he was asked by his community to share more about HBCUs (Historical Black Colleges and Universities), Shepard shared a two-part series on the legacy of what he calls, "HBCUs: American National Treasures." Click here to view Part 1 of his 2-part presentation.

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About the Mural at the Bottom: In 2022, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) renovated the 6th floor of their building in Rockville, MD. Based on Shepard's work inside and outside of the Agency, a decision was made to place a mural of him on a wall in the newly renovated cafeteria. The mural includes Shepard's motto of one concentrating on their capabilities more than on their limitations.