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June 15, 2009 - 07:44 AM
Richard Thomas - thomasr4@gcsnc.com
Dr. Weigl: Like so many others I want to offer my congratulations on your remarkable career at WFU and my best wishes on your retirement (although I imagine you will find something worthy of your time). The trips you led to Roan Mountain and the coastal areas of North Carolina not only helped your students gain an appreciation for the natural world but helped to form friendships that have lasted for decades. I would imagine there are many students, like myself, that were successful at WFU because of the supportive relationships formed during these excursions.
There are three things I would like to thank you for on a personal level. First of all for recognizing the central role my faith played in making me the person I was while at Wake. You never questioned the possibility that a person could be both a Christian and a scientist. Your trust in that regard meant a lot to me then as it does now. I also want to thank you for the importance you placed on your role as a teacher. Throughout the years I have heard many students at other universities complain because their professors were primarily concerned about their research and teaching was only a secondary concern. I don't know what it was like in other deparments at Wake but I know I had several TEACHERS in the biology Department. You were one of the best. Finally I just want to thank you for being a friend to so many of us. Many times while I was a grad student and many more times since, you were more than willing to just sit and talk. Thanks for taking the time to get to know us as individuals and to always make us feel welcome in your class, your office, and in your home.
Again, good luck. You have been an inspiration to many and a friend to all.
Richard Thomas
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