Jovanni Jaime, a psychology major in her fourth year, said her favorite Fresno State professor is Dr. Paul Price (Psychology), because he took the extra time to help her when she needed it.

"He is my favorite because he goes above and beyond to make sure students understand the material he teaches," she said. "Psych 144 (experimental psychology) is a 5-unit requirement for all psych majors and going into a class like that is intimidating. For those who have no interest in research, he does his best to make it a fun learning environment."

Jovanni said Dr. Price made a difference in her life because he wants to see his students succeed. She can tell he really has a passion for teaching.

"I was struggling in one of my other psychology courses and he took time out of his day to help me in a class he currently was not even teaching (he had taught the course years earlier)," she said. "That goes a long way for me because when he realized I was struggling and the professor teaching the class was not being helpful, he took it upon himself to offer to tutor me."

Dr. Price considers Jovanni to be a team player.

"Jovanni was very enthusiastic in my class and interacted well with others," he said. "We do a lot of group work and her good interaction made the groups work well."