One of Charles Sturt University's leading creative educators was fondly farewelled at a special morning tea hosted by the School of Teacher Education in Bathurst on Wednesday 11 February. Teacher education lecturer Dr Peter Wilson has retired after 26 years at the University, and colleagues, friends and alumni gathered to praise his contribution to the School, its students and the creative arts in the wider Bathurst community and region. Dr Wilson is also an outstanding potter, and his elegant ceramics are sought-after and treasured. Speaking at the morning tea, Professor Tara Brabazon, Head of the CSU School of Teacher Education, said, "Pete Wilson's service to the School has been outstanding. He is committed to creativity and he is committed to its democratic dissemination. Pete has transformed the lives of thousands of teacher education students with his commitment to music, ceramics, voice and movement. There would be few schools in the central west that have been untouched by his excellence and his belief in the collaborative potential of the arts." Dr Wilson was also praised by Mr Col Sharp, the Head of Campus at CSU in Bathurst, and by a dozen colleagues who spontaneously rose in turn to reflect on and congratulate Dr Wilson and his career, and wish him well for a continuingly creative future.