David Byar as a teacher

For me and for everyone at this workshop, this is a bittersweet occasion. Bitter because of the loss of a colleague, friend, and teacher, but sweet because we have the opportunity to come together and continue to learn from, and honor, a truly remarkable person. I was originally asked to speak about Byar as a Supervisor, but I've changed it to Byar as a Teacher because it's more in keeping with his intentions and style of what we might otherwise call supervision. I'm very grateful for the opportunity to speak well of Dave Byar as a teacher. I was a medical staff fellow and senior staff fellow in the Biometry Branch at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) from 1982 to 1988, a relatively short exposure compared with some of the participants and attendees at this workshop. I've tried to extract some of the principles that I perceived and that Dave openly advocated in his supervisory style, using his own as well as other people's words. There is observer bias here because ray personality, needs, and aspirations, combined with the chance events that rule all of ot,.r lives, have caused me to remember and emphasize things that others would not, and perhaps even to neglect some things that others would hold dear. So I have no special insight hereI have only this opportunity. To me, this quote is pure David Byar: