New Tasks and Relationships

By the early 1970s, my friend Joe Hodges had gone into administration, and our longtime collaboration had come to an end. I continued to do research, but other projects came to the fore and research became less dominant. In fact, I too temporarily became ensnared by administrative duties when in 1973 I agreed to take my turn at chairing the department. Since this involves responsibility for the professional well-being of a large number of people (students, teaching assistants, faculty, and staff), it is a fairly demanding job.