There was no big retirement announcement and no big retirement party. He has been reengineering's most eloquent spokesman.
People still ask for reprints.
That kind of reputation and vision made him a natural choice to lead ORNL's reengineering implementation. Admittedly, he leaves it with a ways to go but in good shape. It's moved a little more slowly than we'd hoped, but the things we're trying to do are ones that really can't be accomplished quickly. It's a culture change. You have to build up a broad base of support.