“What I remember about David was that when I first started teaching here at the age of 26, David gave generously of his time in mentoring me. My office happened to be next-door to his, so it was easy for me to seek him out for advice about teaching. I also remember in that first year, when I didn’t have to be visited by anyone on the tenured faculty, I asked David to visit me in an unofficial capacity, as a friend. What I still recall about that experience was that after he had seen me teach, I expected him to tell me all of the things I should have done. Instead, he started the conversation by asking what MY goals were in teaching the class. His aim was not to make me be like him, but to make me be the best teacher I could be on my own terms. What more could a young teacher ask from his mentor than that?”
Dan Keating, Faculty