>Hi All,
>
>I met first Robert at one of his early ALSB meetings.  It was 
>obvious then - at the start of his academic journey - that he would 
>be a valuable contributor to any university lucky enough to hire 
>him, and to the academy as a whole.  It is unfortunate that it took 
>14 years to validate this rather obvious conclusion, but of course 
>the wheels of academe grind slowly at times.
>
>Congratulations Robert on this well deserved achievement, and thank 
>you for all you have contributed to our community, as well as Uconn's.
>
>Rick Kunkel
>
>
>On 5/6/10 9:34 AM, "Robert Bird" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>HI everyone,
>
>A friend who is a German lawyer is looking for a popular US law 
>dictionary (e.g. Black's).  But she is trying to find one that is in 
>German.  My own web search turned up nothing.  Anyone have any suggestions?
>
>On other personal news (which I couldn't bear to boast about unless 
>I had some other reason to post on ALSBTALK), I received a crisp 
>white letter in my department mailbox.  The letter duly informed me 
>that the Board of Trustees of the University of Connecticut 
>recommended my promotion to Associate Professor, with tenure, 
>effective August 23, 2010.  Heartfelt congratulations followed.
>
>A fourteen year academic journey has passed a vital milestone.  I 
>couldn't have done it without the help of my very good friends in 
>this wonderful academic community.   I look forward to celebrating 
>with anyone and everyone most heartily in Richmond!
>
>Robert
>
>Robert C. Bird
>Assistant Professor (not for long) & Ackerman Scholar
>Department of Marketing and Law
>University of Connecticut
>email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>View my research on my SSRN Author page:
>http://ssrn.com/author=56987 <http://ssrn.com/author=56987>