58, Costa Mesa ... Professor at...

58, Costa Mesa ... Professor at Orange Coast College ... Loves

gardening, his church, quiet time with his wife and helping out in

the community ... Reflection on national attention he received last

year after accusation of harassment by four Muslim students: “I don’t

really deserve the credit for this” ... Says students at OCC that

supported him deserve to be in this slot because they really made it

possible for him to stay ... “Everyone knows everything they need to

know about me” ... Wife, Julie, three children -- Adam, 21, Carla,

37, and Steve, 33 ... Son Chad, 25, passed away in May ... Unranked

last year