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...
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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...
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Associate Director of the Samueli Holocats Memorial Library
117 - Sep / Oct 23
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...
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Jessica MyLymuk
During middle school and high school,...
Professor & Dean of Schmid College of Science & Technology
116 - Jul / Aug 23
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...
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Mike Ibba, PhD.
Ask many highly regarded educators...
Chapman University's Chair & Professor, Department of Dance
115 - May / Jun 23
Julianne O’Brien Pedersen
In high school, Julianne O’Brien Pedersen discovered her first love. Though she had participated in a wide variety of sports, it wasn’t until she met the artistic side of dance that she knew she’d found her calling.
“I became involved in a...
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Julianne O’Brien Pedersen
In high school, Julianne O’Brien...
Matt Parlow
When Chapman University’s former Executive Vice President, Chief Advancement Officer (EVP/CAO) left in September 2021, Matt Parlow had no idea he would soon be stepping into the position. At the time, he was happily serving as Chapman University’s Dean of Fowler School of...
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Matt Parlow
When Chapman University’s former Executive Vice...
Leatherby Libraries Diversity & Development Librarian Chair
113 - Jan / Feb 23
Essraa Nawar
Since childhood, Essraa Nawar’s curious nature has caused her to ask many questions. The answers to those queries have allowed her to see the world through a kaleidoscope lens. For the Chapman University Leatherby Libraries Diversity and Development Librarian Chair, this view has...
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Essraa Nawar
Since childhood, Essraa Nawar’s curious nature...
Roxanne Greitz Miller, EdD
Roxanne Greitz Miller decided she wanted to be a teacher her senior year of high school. While in elementary and middle school, Chapman University’s Dean of Attallah College of Educational Studies had been science starved. She saw teaching as a way...
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Roxanne Greitz Miller, EdD
Roxanne Greitz Miller decided...
Chief Rick Gonzalez
As Chief of Chapman University Public Safety, Rick Gonzalez knows his job entails more than keeping the campus secure. Of equal importance is making the university feel safe to the students, faculty and staff.
“In order for students to thrive at Chapman,...
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Chief Rick Gonzalez
As Chief of Chapman University...
Jacqueline Deats, Nurse Practitioner
When students go away to college, adulting becomes a reality. One of the tasks they are soon faced with is managing their own health care. As Director of Student Health at Chapman University, Jacqueline Deats enjoys helping guide students with their...
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Jacqueline Deats, Nurse Practitioner
When students go away...