I took Dr. Bugbee’s Middle East History class. His knowledge of the region was incredible.
He would go to the Pentagon on weekends and return to class the next week with stories of the Iranian hostage crisis.
He warned us someday Iran would try to blocade the Strait.
I double majored in History and Art History, and he had a profound interest in, and extensive knowledge of medieval art. I loved how he used to swagger about campus leaning forward with his arms swinging back and forth like he was going up a gangplank. I also remember how, if somebody would raise their hand in class in anything that vaguely resembled a nazi salute, he'd chide them about it and tell them, "we fought a war over that."