Building Character Articles

125 - Jan / Feb 25

Professor of Biological Sciences and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Melissa Rowland-Goldsmith, PhD When Melissa Rowland-Goldsmith (Dr. RG) was young, she wanted to be a physician. Chapman University’s Professor of Biological Sciences and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology pretended her stuffed animals had broken legs and would apply casts made of tissue and give them popsicle... Read More →

Melissa Rowland-Goldsmith, PhD When Melissa Rowland-Goldsmith (Dr. RG) was young, she wanted to be a physician. Chapman University’s Professor of Biological Sciences and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology pretended her stuffed animals had broken legs and... Read More →

124 - Nov / Dec 24

Anne Hogan, PhD

Chapman University Dean of the College of Performing Arts

Anne Hogan, PhD By ballet standards, Anne Hogan began studying late. Chapman University’s Dean of the College of Performing Arts (CoPA) and Musco Center for the Arts took her first class at the age of 12. She may have donned ballet slippers later than most,... Read More →

Anne Hogan, PhD By ballet standards, Anne Hogan began studying late. Chapman University’s Dean of the College of Performing Arts (CoPA) and Musco Center for the Arts took her first class at the age of... Read More →

123 - Sep / Oct 24

Jack Horner

Paleontologist, Lecturer, Presidential Fellow

Jack Horner Like many six-year-olds, Jack Horner had a fascination with dinosaurs. Unlike many kids his age, however, he found a real fossil behind his house. That discovery sparked a lifelong interest in paleontology. “By the time I was eight, I had discovered my first... Read More →

Jack Horner Like many six-year-olds, Jack Horner had a fascination with dinosaurs. Unlike many kids his age, however, he found a real fossil behind his house. That discovery sparked a lifelong interest in paleontology. “By... Read More →

122 - Jul / Aug 24

Kati Bye Dresmal

Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Facilities Management

Kati Bye Dresmal For Kati Bye Dresmal, one of the best things about her days is that no two are alike. As the Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Facilities Management at Chapman University, Bye wears a lot of hats—and shoes. “My job is... Read More →

Kati Bye Dresmal For Kati Bye Dresmal, one of the best things about her days is that no two are alike. As the Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Facilities Management at Chapman University,... Read More →

121 - May / Jun 24

Mark Hilbert

Founder of the Hilbert Museum of California Art

Mark Hilbert Since he was a boy growing up in Pasadena in the 1950s, history has fascinated Mark Hilbert. It is therefore fitting that he and his wife, Janet, founded the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University. The one-of-a-kind museum, which opened in... Read More →

Mark Hilbert Since he was a boy growing up in Pasadena in the 1950s, history has fascinated Mark Hilbert. It is therefore fitting that he and his wife, Janet, founded the Hilbert Museum of California... Read More →

120 - Mar / Apr 24

Kevin Ross

Dean fo the Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University

Kevin Ross The life of Kevin Ross reads like a novel, where the protagonist has a bit of wanderlust early on before returning to his roots. The Dean of the Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University grew up in the 1960s and 1970s in Davenport, Iowa,... Read More →

Kevin Ross The life of Kevin Ross reads like a novel, where the protagonist has a bit of wanderlust early on before returning to his roots. The Dean of the Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University... Read More →

119 - Jan / Feb 24

Anuradha Prakash

Professor of Food Science at Chapman University

Anuradha Prakash, PhD As a child growing up in Mumbai, India, Anuradha Prakash spent hours in the kitchen experimenting. “I was fascinated with food and loved cooking and playing with recipes,” says the Professor of Food Science at Chapman University. One summer break during high... Read More →

Anuradha Prakash, PhD As a child growing up in Mumbai, India, Anuradha Prakash spent hours in the kitchen experimenting. “I was fascinated with food and loved cooking and playing with recipes,” says the Professor of... Read More →

118 - Nov / Dec 23

Paul Paton, JSD

Dean of Chapman University's Fowler School of Law

Paul Paton For Paul Paton, Dean of Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law, lessons learned in childhood helped shape his accomplished career, which has spanned corporate, government and academic environments. “I was born and raised just outside of Toronto, and dinner table conversation was very... Read More →

Paul Paton For Paul Paton, Dean of Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law, lessons learned in childhood helped shape his accomplished career, which has spanned corporate, government and academic environments. “I was born and raised... Read More →

117 - Sep / Oct 23

Jessica MyLymuk

Associate Director of the Samueli Holocats Memorial Library

Jessica MyLymuk During middle school and high school, Jessica MyLymuk made a yearly trip from her home in Las Vegas to Chapman University to attend the Strings Festival. While she enjoyed playing her violin for the judges at the weekend event, it was the campus’s... Read More →

Jessica MyLymuk During middle school and high school, Jessica MyLymuk made a yearly trip from her home in Las Vegas to Chapman University to attend the Strings Festival. While she enjoyed playing her violin for... Read More →

116 - Jul / Aug 23

Mike Ibba, PhD

Professor & Dean of Schmid College of Science & Technology

Mike Ibba, PhD. Ask many highly regarded educators what drew them to teaching, and you’ll often discover it was the influence of a teacher. Such was the case with Mike Ibba, Professor and Dean of Schmid College of Science and Technology, Biological Sciences at Chapman... Read More →

Mike Ibba, PhD. Ask many highly regarded educators what drew them to teaching, and you’ll often discover it was the influence of a teacher. Such was the case with Mike Ibba, Professor and Dean of... Read More →