After 35 years as a lecturer at Charles Sturt University (CSU) and its predecessor institution, Mitchell College of Advanced Education (MCAE), Associate Professor Noel Thomas has retired from his role as Head of the School of Teacher Education. Professor Thomas began his teaching career in 1968, and after completing a Masters degree in mathematics, taught at the University of Papua New Guinea before joining MCAE in 1973. Associate Dean in the Faculty of Education, Professor Jo-Anne Reid, said Professor Thomas’s distinguished career as a teacher educator has brought the respect of both students and colleagues. “Retiring as Head of the School of Teacher Education, the largest School on the Bathurst Campus, Professor Thomas has shown his capacity to grow and change over the years, developing a research profile and working in the classroom with children learning mathematics right up to the end of this career,” she said. Professor Thomas will be farewelled by colleagues at a dinner at the University on Monday 20 October.