 I am delighted to have this opportunity to talk about Elizabeth Hughes although very very sorry that she'll be leaving the law school. She's been an amazing assistant dean helping students 24-7 and I know there's some who've told me they wouldn't have made it through law school but for her. She's also a great teacher. I understand she walked into a room once and got a standing ovation not something the rest of us can claim I think. She's a caring compassionate ethical hard-working person and above all she's become a dear dear friend to me. One of the first requests I remember we got when I became associate dean was from some male students about putting some urinal pucks in a men's washer and I'm not making this up and Elizabeth came to me with this and I had to convince her that no the male students were not playing hockey in the men's washer but seriously though Elizabeth it's it's been a great run we're gonna really really miss you. Elizabeth has really helped me manage the confidence issues that come up in law school in ways that you didn't expect and she has helped me find my voice in some of the roles that I've taken on. Time and time again when I listen to students talk about what they like about this place very often they tell a story about an individual who's made a difference faculty staff whatever and your name comes up a lot as somebody who really has made a difference to our students so I want to take this opportunity to say a very heartfelt thank you for everything you've done and everything you've given to the students and to this place to this community and to wish you the very best of luck. I first knew Elizabeth as a student I think she took a couple of classes of mine I can recall her sitting in that third row centrally and regularly attending and participating and good feelings for her go all the way back to that and sad that she's going to be pressing on I'm particularly grateful to her for the work she's done behind the scenes with the students who are under a lot of stress the fact that she does it so well both sympathetically as a caregiver but also attending very meticulously to the regulations around that makes it a lot easier for those of us who have to go into the classroom and know that our students have got in many cases turmoil and crises in their personal lives. My dear Daryl Elizabeth I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with you for all these years that you've been here at the law school you have attached so many lives during your time here including my own I am sad to see you leave but I'm sadder for all the future shulik law students who will not have the opportunity to meet you or to have been taught by you you and I have shared much laughter many tears I do not consider you just my colleague I also consider you my mentor my confidant and my personal shopper at times I will miss you but I wish you nothing but the most success and happiness as a provider of counseling services for troubled students you have a well-earned reputation for your availability your sincerity your problem-solving prowess and your compassion you are no prima donna refreshingly you are quite the opposite humble self-effacing never looking for recognition no matter how much you deserve it never showing even a glimmer of entitlement in terms of your personal and professional integrity you are truly at an elite level as a friend you have delivered your counseling services to me as well as we worked our way through our parenting dilemmas so I am really going to miss you as will our colleagues most importantly our students will no longer enjoy the full range of your competency and caring Elizabeth we wish you all the best this is the next step on the journey I know you're gonna shine a bright light wherever you are we'll keep in touch thank you Elizabeth I love you girl with apologies to Roy Orbison and K. D. Lang this was our collective reaction after we learned about your imminent departure oh you wished us well you couldn't tell that we've been crying over you crying over you