Matthew Stephen Sheppard

Matthew Sheppard is the son of Gerald and Melanie Sheppard.  He graduated from Sullivan South High School, where he maintained a 4.0 GPA and ranked first in his class.  He served as president of the Student Council and Key Club.  He was a member of National Honor Society and qualified for international competition in DECA.

He graduated from Clemson University with a BS degree in Industrial Engineering.  During his freshman year, he was selected residence hall “Governor of the Year.”  In his sophomore year, he was Vice President of the Clemson Residence Hall Association.  While an undergraduate, he interned with Siemens Industry in Johnson City, Tennessee, completed a one-year co-op program with General Electric Lighting in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and remodeled his first house.

Matthew obtained his MS degree in Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University.  After working three years at Itron as a Manufacturing Engineer, he returned to Clemson University to begin a PhD in Engineering education.  He is a part-time PhD student with research focusing on the unique assets Appalachian students bring to engineering programs at major universities.  He remodels houses in the Tri-Cities area.  Matthew and his wife Danielle reside in Bristol, Tennessee with their three rescue fur babies, Phoenix, Marty, and Nje.