Every spring, JBSP presents a local or national figure to inspire the entire student body in their post-secondary endeavors. At the assembly, the four finalists for the Barnhart Scholars Award are presented prior to the lecture and the winner is announced at the assembly following the lecture.

2024 Lectureship features Florette Elizabeth (Libby) Hitchcock Spires and will be heald in the A.C. Jones Auditorium.