It is with sadness that VCCCDRA learned today of the passing of Vern Simmen. Vern passed away peacefully in his sleep during the night of May 30, 2021.
Vern retired from Oxnard College as an English/ESL professor. He started his career at OC as a part-time instructor teaching VESL (vocational ESL) in the Auto Technology program, and then was hired full-time in 1998. Vern earned a B.A. from St Patrick’s College; a Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of California, Santa Barbara; and an MA from California State University, Los Angeles.
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