Yesterday, a number of us had a party in honor of Joe Dumas, in thanks for his 8 years of teaching at Bentley College. At the end of June, Joe decided to take another route, still working, but no longer working at Bentley. Joe has not only been a beloved teacher to many of the 200-or-so of us who have gone through the program, but a mentor, and a friend. It's strange to think of the Human Factors in Information Design (HFID) program without him.
Joe has been instumental in our understanding of the field, has offered introductions and letters of recommendation, and has been an enthusiastic supporter of our work. I feel very lucky to be one of a dozen people who got to take a second class with him.
I know that Joe will be teaching from time to time as part of his new job, but I asked him (selfishly), "Just don't teach them everything, okay?"