Local News in Brief : Costa Mesa : Top Professor Leaving Orange Coast College
William F. Purkiss, a theater professor at Orange Coast College for the past 19 years, has been named dean of instruction at Chaffey Community College in Alta Loma, San Bernardino County.
Purkiss assumes the Chaffey post Monday.
In the meantime, the Coast Community College District, which governs Orange Coast College, granted Purkiss, 48, a one-year unpaid leave of absence. The leave of absence would allow Purkiss to return to Orange Coast College after one year.
Purkiss and his wife, Chris, plan to move from Costa Mesa to Alta Loma.
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