Judy Shepard

Judy Shepard
Shepard in June 2009
Born
Judy Peck

(1952-08-15) August 15, 1952
Occupation(s)Board President – Matthew Shepard Foundation (1999–present)
Executive Director – Matthew Shepard Foundation (1999–2009)
LGBT-rights activist
Spouse
(m. 1973)
ChildrenMatthew Shepard (1976–1998)
Logan Shepard (b. 1981)
AwardsPresidential Medal of Freedom (2024)

Judy Shepard (née Peck; born August 15, 1952) is the mother of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old student at University of Wyoming who was murdered in October 1998. She and her husband, Dennis Shepard, are co-founders of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, and advocate for LGBT rights.