Retiring faculty impart rich legacies for the future

Not surprisingly, Richard Rohrbaugh’s favorite course, the Social World of Early Christianity, focused on his scholarly pursuit: putting Biblical texts in proper historical and cultural context.

In his forthcoming book, The End of Indonesia, Roger Paget argues that the violence-wracked country will not endure as we know it, mainly because the short-term legacies of anticolonialism, nationalism, and the Cold War are weaker than the longer-term ties and interests of individual cultures, languages, and other enduring factors.

For most of his 37 years at Lewis & Clark, Clayton Morgareidge relished the challenge of convincing teenagers inclined to embrace a relativist moral philosophy that the ethics by which they govern their lives truly matter.

When asked about his retirement plans, Jack Hart empathizes with the dilemma recent graduates often face: “What will you do after leaving Lewis & Clark?” “Sometimes it’s necessary to take time to breathe and reflect before moving forward,” says Hart, who came to the College in 1965.

Each year at commencement, the Savages have hosted a breakfast for graduating students who went to India and their parents, and he and Carolyn maintain friendships with many former program participants.