Sam Jessup

Sam Jessup is a Lecturer at Fresno Pacific University, specializing in Graphic Design, Mass Communication, Business, Fine Arts, Cartography, and Geoscience. With over 18 years of teaching experience, he emphasizes practical pedagogy that fosters self-directed learning and critical thinking.

His educational background includes an

• MBA in Business/Marketing from Fresno State
• BS in Liberal Arts/Mass Communication from Texas A&M University

He has led teams in software applications, publishing, graphic design, and integrated marketing communications, with scholarly interests spanning Organizational Development, Digital Arts, and Science.

Sam received the Editorial Design Award from GDUSA’s American Inhouse Design Awards™ in 2012 and 2013, and has contributed to publications such as Read Touch Click - a Branding & Style Guide (author) and A Bridge to the Nations: Volumes 8 & 9 (Publisher/Editor in Chief). He values kindness, generosity, and integrity, and is deeply influenced by Christian faith, organizational behavior, and works like Tolkien’s and Lewis’s writings.