The Faculty Lecture of the Year is a tradition at Chaffey College that began in 1969. Faculty members are recognized for their exceptional contributions and scholarship. College administrators, members of the Governing Board, and the lecturer's guest list are invited to attend, and all campus constituencies are welcome.
Every academic year, the faculty elects a Faculty Lecturer. The Academic Senate invites nominations form all contract faculty and selects a colleague who will become the Lecturer for the following year. The individuals who accept the nomination have their names put on a ballot and the faculty votes to determine the Faculty Lecturer for the upcoming year.
The chosen individual selects a topic for presentation to the campus community and receives one class reassigned during the upcoming year to research, write a paper, and prepare for the lecture/presentation. The paper is published as a journal and distributed at the event.
The Faculty Lecture event is highly valued at Chaffey College and draws attendees from all constituent groups. People who often check out the replay of the lecture and go out of their way to find an opportunity to discuss it with the Lecturer. This event allows the academic community to see the talent, dedication, and scholarly work that usually occurs behind closed doors. The Lecturer is presented with a plaque by the President of the Academic Senate on behalf of the faculty. Many of our Faculty Lecturers have been interviewed and highlighted in local and regional media. A photograph and brief biography are put in the college catalog. The Lecturer's name is also include on the perpetual plaque that hangs just outside the Academic Senate office in the Berz Excellence Building.
This award is considered an honor by the faculty, and it serves as a powerful reminder of the vital role they play in shaping the academic landscape at Chaffey College.
Faculty Lecturers of the Year
| Year | Name/Discipline | Title of Lecture |
| 2024-2025 | Angela Cardinale, English | Finding Courage in Chaos: A Call for Transformation |
| 2023-2024 | Tara Johnson, Fashion Merchandising | The Ethic of Love: The Holistic Approach to Building Community |
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2022-2023 |
Ava Nguyen, Communication Studies | Racial Triangulation: At the Intersection of Anti-Blackness and Asian Hate |
| 2021-2022 | Michelle Dowd, Journalism | |
| 2020-2021 | Ryan Falcioni, Philosophy |
Bending the Arc Towards Justice: Cultivating the Virtues of Global Citizenship Ryan has put together some Resources to view. |
| 2019-2020 Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Faculty Lecturer of the Year honor and event has been postponed and will be addressed upon the return to campus, so the Lecturer (Michelle Dowd) is able to accept the honor. | ||
| 2019-2020 | Michelle Dowd, Journalism | Breaking The Story: It's a Brave New World |
| 2018-2019 | Julie Song, Sociology | The Relationship Between Technology Use and Social Interaction |
| 2017-2018 Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Faculty Lecturer of the Year honor and event was postponed for one year, so the Lecturer was able to accept the honor. | ||
| 2016-2017 | Mary Jane Ross, Instructional Support | The Ghost in the Closet |
| 2015-2016 | Robin Ikeda, Biology | What Do You Think You Are? Identity in the Anthropocene |
| 2014-2015 | Marc Meyer, Anthropology | Race Matters: Culture vs. Biology |
| 2013-2014 | Joann Eisberg, Astronomy | Are We Alone in the Universe? The Search for Another Earth |
| 2012-2013 | Peter Konovnitzine, Geography | Russia in the 21st Century: A geographic perspective. Can the past predict the future? |
| 2011-2012 | Vera Dunwoody, Psychology | Reality: What's That? |
| 2010-2011 | Joy Haerens, Business and Office Technologies | Curiouser and Curiouser: Down Exploring the Rabbit Hole |
| 2009-2010 | Orville Clarke, Art History |
Passion |
| 2008-2009 | Daniel Loomis, History |
Cartoons, Psychological Warfare and World War II or Willy and Joe Get Drafted |
| 2007-2008 | Karen Lyman, Sociology and Gerontology |
Lessons from the New China: Hutons to High-rises, Communism to Consumerism |
| 2006-2007 | Eva K. Rose, Communication Studies |
Emotional Intelligence: A Social Radar to Communication Competence |
| 2005-2006 | Marie Boyd, Library |
Clay Tablets to Flash Drives: Libraries, Technology and Human Values |
| 2004-2005 | Monica Carter, Political Science |
The Formula for Connectivity: Relationship Preceding Information (Politics, Race & the Classroom) |
| 2003-2004 | Christine V. Flores, Counseling |
Diamonds in the Rough: Empowering Students to Transform Their Lives |
| 2002-2003 | Bill Purkiss, Communication Studies |
Signals Through the Flames...Resiliency Theory and Chaffey College |
| 2001-2002 | Gary Aurouze, Philosophy |
Auschwitz and After: Moral Philosophy in the Shadow of Birkenau |
| 2000-2001 | Laura Hope-Aléman, English |
The Ties That Bind: Exploring the Poetry of Mothers and Sons |
| 1999-2000 | Janice Clare Raithel, Art |
The Magic of Her Mirror Expanding Identities in Self-Portraits by Women |
| 1998-1999 | Dale DesLauriers, Biology |
Delusions of Self-Sufficiency |
| 1997-1998 | Andrew David E. Bixler, Environmental Studies and Ethics |
The Courage to Be: View From an Island |
| 1996-1997 | S. Craig Justice, Economics |
Fact, Fantasy and Faith in Economic Analysis: Is Economics Truly a Science? (no booklet) |
| 1995-1996 | Kathy Brindell, History |
Holocaust Rescuers Remembered: Righteous Gentiles Who Embraced the Enemy Within |
| 1994-1995 | Cathie Keenan, Chemistry |
Why Chemistry Should Be Required for All Disciplines |
| 1993-1994 | Maura O'Neill, Philosophy |
On Being a Person of Passion in Academia |
| 1992-1993 | Muriel Zimmerman, Biology |
The Biological Adaptiveness of Lying |
| 1991-1992 | Barbara Mitchell, History |
The Ethics of Anarchosyndicalism or, How I Quit Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb[ers] |
| 1989-1990 | Wayne Hubert, English |
From "I" to "We": Individualism and Community in Contemporary Literature |
| 1988-1989 | James des Lauriers, Biology |
Public Conflict Over Scientific Knowledge |
| 1987-1988 | G. Sidney Silliman, Political Science |
The Politics of Reality |
| Between 1975 & 1987, the Faculty Lecturer honor lay dormant and was revitalized by Faculty Senate in 1987 to continue the tradition of academic excellence at Chaffey. | ||
| 1974-1975 | O. Stanley Waldrop, Psychology |
Power |
| 1973-1974 | Carol Sayles, Communication Arts |
The Creative Self Versus the Myopic Self |
| 1972-1973 | Michael E. Malone, English |
Shakespeare's World |
| 1971-1972 | Henry E. Childs, Jr., Biology |
The Lemming Legend and the Capistrano Caper |
| 1970-1971 | Marlin L. Dickey, Geology |
No Deposit, No Return |
| 1969-1970 | Felipe Cornejo, Spanish |
Man and the World |
| 1968-1969 | Bea Rose, Philosophy |
Who's Listening |
