I am extremely grateful for the opportunity I had to be in one of his class and being called by him as the "beloved." To me, he was always passionate and energetic. He used to encourage us in every class by saying, "I'm gonna bless you today! And do you know why? Because the good Lord loves you!" He...

Nearly two years ago, I was a girl from Singapore who had no idea if I was going to be able to succeed as an international student, much less a journalist. Somewhere deep in me, I had hope, a hidden, unknown hope, that I would succeed and that everything would magically end up okay. Professor Simon saw...

After leaving my first class with Professor Simon, I somehow knew that despite the many fears of entering a new chapter of life, there was friendship, encouragement and hope to be found. For me and many of Professor Simon’s students, those joys and virtues were things he embodied—in his sacrificial...

Dear Professor Simon, Boy. I came into your Foundations course with zero prior journalistic experience. I was a shy, angsty girl who thought she liked writing. You opened your class so quick to tell of how much you “loved, cared and sought to be intentional with us.” You played “Getting...

Dear Professor Simon, If I could say one last thing to you it would be "thank you." I remember walking into your classroom last semester not knowing what to expect. You greeted us with an enormous amount of love and energy. I have never in my life met someone who just exudes positivity the way that...

I will miss Professor Bill Simon, who welcomed me into the Journalism Program. His encouragement and support helped me during my first semester at Biola Professor Simon’s class was enjoyable with knowledgeable lectures and materials to guide me in my Christian field of Journalism. I will always remember...

It's hard to believe I only had a one-semester, one-credit class with Professor Simon, because the impact he had on me was at least as significant as if I had studied under him for all four years. As a professor, he was deeply knowledgeable and engaging, and I absolutely owe him much of the confidence...