Dave, I am so grateful for the time and energy you put into preparing for my arrival and training me on PMP and postdoc affairs. Thank you for creating my how-to manual and spending so much time on Zoom explaining the job in minute detail! Thanks to you, I feel prepared and ready for what lies ahead. Wishing you (and the puppies) a relaxing, joyous retirement filled with home improvement, leisurely lawn mowing, and far fewer emails to respond to. 🙂
Best wishes,
Kate
Thank you for helping me with the admissions and through my first year in the PMP program. We were all very lucky to have you as an advisor. I wish you the best for your retirement!
Dave, I can’t believe you are retiring. Thanks for setting up your successor so well and for schooling me on PMP admissions. I only wish we could have worked together more! You’ll be missed around here at UW CSE. But enjoy your retirement — you deserve it!!! Thanks for all that you have done for us and for your students.
–Elise Dorough
David, you have always gone above and beyond your role at UW. You have helped me in times of hardship, and I will never forget that. But what I will remember you for is the dedication, care and passion you have shown towards the PMP Program. Wishing you a wonderful retirement, stay healthy and enjoy every moment.
It was great to work with you all those years on PMP! I think we must have done something like 60 orientation talks together. Enjoy your retirement, and give us a shout if you should be in Port Townsend! Best, Fred
Thanks for all the help you provided on my PMP journey – hosting info sessions, help with application process, handling orientations, promptly answering any queries, following up on my progress etc. You were integral to the success of the PMP program.
Again congratulations on your very well-deserved retirement. Enjoy your life ahead !
Dave,
You are one of the first people I got to know when I started in CSE in 2004. It has been a pleasure working with you all these years. I will miss you!
Wishing you an amazing retirement and best of luck with whatever you choose to do next. Remember that we are practically neighbors – I hope to see you once in a while!
Sincerely,
Jen Worrell
We were so lucky to have someone like you be an advisor for the PMP program. Your helpfulness and quick responsiveness made completing the program so much easier. I especially appreciate your willingness to accommodate special circumstances all the way through.
Good luck and enjoy your well earned retirement!
Thanks Dave for always taking the time to listen and advise. Your level of engagement 1-on-1 made it so students could dive into the program fully without worry — you always had our backs!
Happy retirement Dave! Wishing you relaxation and new adventures as you embark on this next chapter of your life. Thank you so much for advising me and all the other students that have crossed paths with you over these 20+ years. The PMP program would not be the same without seeing your smiling face every quarter on the first day of class~
-Alex Buraczynski