Dr. Honora Chapman, an accomplished professor and administrator, has been named dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, the largest academic unit at Fresno State.

Chapman has been leading the college as interim dean since July 2019. She previously served as associate dean for over three years.

Chapman received her bachelor’s degree and Ph.D. in classics at Stanford University and started her teaching career there as a lecturer in classics from 1998 to 1999. She was a lecturer at Santa Clara University in history, English, religious studies and classics from 1999 to 2002.

She joined the Fresno State faculty in 2002 as an assistant professor of classics and humanities, and soon became the coordinator of classics in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures. She also served as the director of the Smittcamp Family Honors College for five years.

She received the 2006 Provost’s Award for Promising New Scholar (highest award for untenured faculty) and the 2013 Award for Excellence in Teaching (highest award for faculty). She also inaugurated the University lecture series Fresno State Talks in spring 2013 and delivered the first Fresno State convocation faculty address in August 2014.

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