This interview was conducted as part of Cleveland State University\u27s 50th Anniversary Commemoration Effort. William Shepard is a native to the Cleveland area, having been born and raised in the city\u27s eastern suburb of Lorain and is currently the Director of Operations and Technical Support at the university. He initially enrolled as an education and psychology major at CSU back in 1971 but later changed his academic focus to information technology after being exposed to coding by some of his fraternity brothers. As a member of Greek Life, Shepard took part in the various activities associated with those organizations and was central to their many philanthropic fundraising efforts and intramural sports teams. Before graduation Shepard...