Faculty

Masami Toku

Masami Toku—Outstanding Art Teacher

Professor Masami Toku brought an international perspective to the art education curriculum when she came to CSU, Chico in 1999. She teaches courses in art education and multicultural perspectives of art appreciation. Toku introduces her students to Manga (graphic novels), a world-famous Japanese comic style. Her students learn how to include this international art style in K-12 arts curricula.

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Faculty

Richard Rosecrance

Richard Rosecrance—Teaching Sustainable Agriculture

Before coming to CSU, Chico in 1998, Rich Rosecrance worked in Nepal as a Peace Corps volunteer. After earning a BS in agronomy from Cornell University he worked in the highlands of Nepal on a sustainable agriculture development project. 

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Faculty

Matt Meuter

Matthew L. Meuter—Making Marketing Real

After getting his BS and MBA at Chico State, Matt Meuter completed his doctorate at Arizona State University and joined the Department of Finance and Marketing in 2000. He teaches courses in e-marketing, consumer behavior, services marketing, and web localization.

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Faculty

James O'Bannon

James O'Bannon—Finding Joy in Community Service

Construction Management professor James O' Bannon has mentored students both inside and outside the classroom since coming to Chico State in 1978. One way he mentors is by involving students in community service projects such as the Blitz Build project.

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Faculty

Ann Schulte

Ann Schulte—An Education Activist

When education professor Ann Schulte lived in South Dakota, the state’s teacher salaries were some of the lowest in the nation. She wrote a letter to the local paper protesting the low pay for teachers, explaining that these conditions would result in a quality teacher—namely, herself—leaving the state. Thus began a life of education activism.

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Faculty

Jed Wyrick

Jed Wyrick—Helping Students Succeed

Wyrick serves as the coordinator of Modern Jewish and Israel Studies and chair of the Department of Comparative Religion and Humanities. His commitment to student success is apparent in his service to students.

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Academic Departments

Staff

Luisa Garza

Luisa Garza—Focus on Environmental Conservation

“I just wouldn’t be myself if I wasn’t involved in multiple levels of environmental conservation,” says Luisa Garza, lead groundsworker for University Housing and Food Service (UHFS).

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Staff

Steve Eckart

Steve Eckart—Supporting Student Projects

Few outside the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management get to see what goes on in Tech Shop III, overseen by supervisor Steve Eckart.

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Staff

Deanna Pierro

Deanna Pierro—Creating Energy in the Learning Center

A writer and teacher with a passion for collaboration, Deanna Pierro was a perfect fit for the position of coordinator for Supplemental Instruction and Writing at the Student Learning Center.

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Staff

Portrait of Luyirika

James Luyirika-Sewagudde, Jr. - Serving Chico Students for 40 years

Described as someone who “epitomizes the spirit and dedication of the staff at Chico State” and who is always “working tirelessly to help and guide students,” James Luyirika-Sewagudde, Jr. was honored as the Outstanding Staff Employee of the Year in May 2012.

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Staff

Portrait of Juni Banerjee-Stevens

Juni Banerjee-Stevens—Spreading Hope

Devjani (Juni) Banerjee-Stevens is the project manager for a $250,000 grant from California Mental Health Services Administration to develop and bolster mentorship and outreach programs on campus that prevent suicide.

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Staff

Portrait of Joshuah Whittinghill

Joshuah Whittinghill—Steering Students in the Right Direction

Joshuah Whittinghill has spent the past 12 years working as a role model and a “voice of information” for first-generation college students as an academic advisor for the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP).

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