Robert Porter has taught in his department for 36 years, during which time he has taught some 16 different AAAD courses. He has won numerous teaching awards and gets consistently high evaluations from students. His popularity is reflected in the fact that a quarter of the students enrolled in his last FYS in 2023 are still enrolled in various courses he teaches, definitely including people who had no plans to take an additional AAAD course after their FYS.