Carroll is the ninth OCC faculty member to win the award. It's become a tradition that the honored professor deliver a short campus lecture describing his or her teaching philosophy or experiences. A spellbinding speaker, the Long Beach resident kept her audience glued to her every word. Teaching speech is a transformational process. Students are encouraged to encounter their fears, then learn strategies for moving through those fears.
Communication is a synonym for life.
I feel honored and privileged to be able to help students transform their lives. Carroll, a member of OCC's faculty for 14 years, asserts that students must face their public speaking fears squarely, and then choose to take action. The Orange Coast College instructor earned her A.A. degree from Long Beach City College and picked up B.A. and M.A. degrees in speech communication from California State University, Long Beach. Carroll was assistant director of forensics at Long Beach City College before joining OCC's faculty on a full-time basis in 1985. She coached OCC's speech team from 1985 through 1992, leading the Pirates to two national championships and five state titles.