Dr. Bernard Waxman will be retiring on August 31, 2006. He has been with the Computer Science department for 17 years, starting in August of 1989. He has also served two 3 year terms as department chair (1996-1999 and 2002 -2005) and is currently Acting Dean of the School of Engineering. Upon his retirement, Dr. Waxman plans on spending more time on photography, bicycle riding, and volunteer activities, mainly tutoring, environmental issues, and fund raising for the School of Engineering. Additionally, he is looking forward to having more time to visit his family and travel.

When asked what he feels about his upcoming retirement, Dr. Waxman stated that he will miss the students, faculty, staff and administrators in the Computer Science and Engineering Departments and many other individuals in the university. He will also miss talking to students about everything from computer science to music. He recalled one of his funniest memories from his time here was seeing the Edwardsville Fire Department drive one of the big fire trucks on the sidewalk outside of the Engineering Building. They got out in full gear to put out a few smoldering remnants of the bushes that had caught fire outside of the building.

Dr. Waxman encourages students to "work hard, enjoy learning, and always be open to learning new things. To do well, you have to enjoy what you are doing."