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Devin

Congrats Doug! Now off to many adventures. I’d say something like stay busy but I know you will. Maybe we can even play Tennis one of these years.

Strang Burton

Thanks for all your support and contributions to the department over the many years! We'll miss you!

Anne-Marie Comte

My dearest Douglas, From the moment I first laid eyes on you, I have loved you. I love your humor, your wit, your infectious laughter. I love your presence—how it grounds me, lifts me, fills our world with warmth. I cherish how you hike, climb, ski, and bike with me—how we move through life side […]

Paula Pranka Niemietz

Dear Doug, It’s a special privilege to congratulate you on your retirement. You`ve touched the lives of so many students and colleagues during your meaningful career. I’m happy that we’ve kept up a friendship from those first days in Building 20 till now. All the best for the many years to come. May they be […]

Myles Leitch

In 1988 my wife and I began an SIL field assignment in Congo (Brazzaville) with the Babole people in the Likouala Region (the language was Di-bole, the people, Ba-bole). While living in the village of Dzeke, or perhaps the regional capital of Impfondo, I had gotten a copy of, and read, Doug Pulleyblank’s (1986) book […]