Impact

This award honors the memory of beloved Mt. SAC communications professor Phillip D. Maynard who taught speech classes at the College for 23 years. Maynard remains “one of the College’s most celebrated and popular faculty members. He not only was a valued faculty leader on our campus, but he was also an impactful leader statewide who worked to improve the quality of instruction for millions of students throughout California.” Maynard began teaching at Mt. SAC full-time in 1990. He was actively involved in addressing diversity on campus through extensive faculty training, and he developed the College’s inter-cultural communication course. He served as an advisor to various student organizations at Mt. SAC, including the Muslim Student Association, the Inter-Cultural Awareness Council, the Associated Students, and others. He also mentored innumerable students across all cultures and was highly regarded by those he taught in his popular speech communications classes and by those he coached on Mt. SAC’s nationally ranked Forensics Team.