- Professor Emeritus, Computer Science & Engineering

Educational Background
- Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Pittsburgh, 1977
- M.S. Mathematics, Texas A&M University, 1967
- B.S. Mathematics, Texas A&M University, 1965
Research Interests
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- Simulation
- Software engineering
- Highlevel languages
Awards & Honors
- Texas A&M 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award
- Distinguished Achievement Award for Administration, Texas A&M Association of Former Students, 1998
- Executive Vice President and Provost, first woman to serve as a senior administrator at Texas A&M, 1995
- Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching, Texas A&M Association of Former Students, 1985
- IEEE Third Millennium Award for Outstanding Achievements and Contributions
Selected Publications
- Andrew Harbert, William Lively, Sallie V. Sheppard: "A Graphical Specification System for User-Interface Design," IEEE Software 7(4): 12-20, 1990.
- DeSoi, John F., Lively, William M., Sheppard, Sallie V. (1989): "Graphical Specification of User Interfaces with Behavior Abstraction," in: Bice, Ken, Lewis, Clayton H. (eds.) Proceedings of the ACM CHI 89 Human Factors in Computing Systems Conference April 30 - June 4, 1989, Austin, Texas. pp. 139-144.