tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post1578987860382557025..comments2024-01-15T23:32:18.495-06:00Comments on Metrolingua: Remembering Elliot JuddMargaret Larkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421277669200495407noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-76822991732042193942010-09-16T12:01:10.451-05:002010-09-16T12:01:10.451-05:00Wow, you got a Fulbright? That's great. There ...Wow, you got a Fulbright? That's great. There are few professors like him.Margaret Larkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421277669200495407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-14470732107470439852010-09-15T21:04:53.636-05:002010-09-15T21:04:53.636-05:009/15/2010 -- I just found out the Elliot passed aw...9/15/2010 -- I just found out the Elliot passed away -- over 2 years ago! I did study with him and he was the driving force in my finishing my degree and in my ESOL teaching career. He saw something in my and was always encouraging and pushed me to be better. I believe it was his recommendation that helped me get the Fulbright I did in the mid-90s, after I taught for about 8 years. <br /><br />I am very sad to hear about this. I got an email from UIC and read about the Lx dept. being combined with a bunch of others, and went to the Lx page -- only three faculty listed and not Elliot, so I googled his name.<br /><br />What a huge loss to the world of Linguistics.Cotasmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02517748794035707568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-88044120721338487962009-04-04T23:34:00.000-05:002009-04-04T23:34:00.000-05:00You're welcome. I wasn't in that department but I ...You're welcome. I wasn't in that department but I met enough profs from there to discover that he was the nicest one and helpful too.Margaret Larkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421277669200495407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-85905276507188746522009-03-30T20:18:00.000-05:002009-03-30T20:18:00.000-05:00Thank you so much for writing about this. For some...Thank you so much for writing about this. For some reason, I had this feeling to go to the UIC Linguistics page today and I thought it was strange that he was no longer listed, not even mentioned, on their homepage. I was an ESL Grad. Student for a month but dropped out because I coulden't stand graduate school, nor the department, expect him. Every class he held was inspirational - I even kept all the books even though I'll probably never teach ESL. Anyway, Professor Judd was a fantastic, brilliant, sweet man, and I knew he had cancer but I did not know it was that far advance when I met him in 2007. He also died 10 days after my mom..life is so strange. Anyway, a million thank-yous for the information!!Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16207958319760865776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-88624292713235031872008-12-21T19:00:00.000-06:002008-12-21T19:00:00.000-06:00Thanks for letting me know--though I noticed that ...Thanks for letting me know--though I noticed that they put announcements about it in our boxes.Margaret Larkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421277669200495407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-65197009695877056642008-12-11T21:38:00.000-06:002008-12-11T21:38:00.000-06:00Thank you so much for writing about him. I couldn...Thank you so much for writing about him. I couldn't stop thinking about his family when I was at work, but it was a beautiful service. <BR/><BR/>I will see you at work on Saturday.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469326017961543072noreply@blogger.com