<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/magazine/spring-2000/retiring-faculty.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Retiring Faculty</title><excerpt>An era will end when Robert Gundry, Kathleen Smith professor of religious studies, retires after 38 years at Westmont. One of the preeminent New Testament scholars in the world, he has published numerous books, including major commentaries on Matthew and Mark, as well as many articles for scholarly journals. “He is an excellent scholar and teacher who holds to the highest standards and yet has the ability to relate effectively to a broad range of readers and students,” says Provost Stan Gaede.“He has pushed himself and the rest of us to be as good as we can be. I appreciate his faithfulness to Westmont and his commitment to teaching undergraduates.”</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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