Well said, Aidan. Warmest wishes to Anne and Marie-Anne.
David
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From: "Aidan Coveney" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 1:53 PM
Subject: Thanks to AJ and MAH !
> This summer sees the retirement of some more colleagues
> who have made major contributions to AFLS over the
> years, and to French Language Studies more generally.
> Two that I know of in particular are Marie-Anne Hintze
> (Leeds) and Anne Judge (Surrey).
>
> Anne is of course a past President of AFLS, while
> Marie-Anne served for several years as Chair of the
> Publications Committee, when she saw through to publication
> a string of edited books co-published with CILT. She has
> also served for something like 10 years on the Editorial
> team of JFLS. Both have been regular speakers at AFLS
> conferences and workshops (and indeed organisers of
> these).
> Among their numerous publications, Anne's 'Reference
> Grammar of Modern French' and Marie-Anne's 'French Language
> Today' (both co-authored) have proved invaluable to
> scholars and students throughout the English-speaking world.
>
> We all owe a debt of gratitude to Anne and Marie-Anne for
> their generosity and their inspiration over the years.
>
> To add a personal note: Anne was kind enough, back in 1983
> to invite a spotty young postgraduate (me) to give his
> first paper at a workshop she was organising at Surrey. And
> as for Marie-Anne, I was fortunate enough to benefit from
> her wonderful teaching when I was an undergraduate at York
> and have continued to benefit from her guidance and
> friendship ever since.
>
> I propose a virtual toast to Anne and Marie-Anne to thank
> them for all they have done and to wish them both all the
> very best. Raise your glasses!
>
> Aidan
>
>
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> Aidan Coveney
> University of Exeter
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