The blog is back! Happy New Year 2009! Looking forward to a very exciting year filled with love, laughter and major accomplishments for the School of Law community.
New Year’s Day started out with a wonderful dinner at Mama Dean’s. That’s now become a tradition, to go down and eat at Mama Dean’s. I was very happy to have my nephew, Kendall Rapier, back from the U.S. Army and to be able to eat with he, his wife and his little baby, Xavier, along with two of the breakfast bunch, Jackie and Gene Elsasser. A good time was had by all. If you don’t have plans on New Year’s Day and you want to go and eat a traditional new year’s supper in a family environment, I highly recommend Mama Dean’s. It’s always a lot of fun and the folks there are always very warm. It was a wonderful meal. Although we all ate different things, each of us knew to have our blackeyed peas and greens. At least in my family’s tradition, blackeyed peas represent coins and greens represent paper money. Among us our meals included baked chicken, fried chicken, fried pork chops, I think someone had brisket, macaroni and cheese, dressing, mashed potatoes and fried okra. Mama Dean’s had cooked up some chitlins, but I didn’t have those this year. It was a crazy good meal and a great start to the New Year. I really appreciate them being open, and the warm welcome they extend.
Judge Courtney Henry
A special nod to one of our current LL.M. students, Judge Courtney Henry, who was sworn in to the Arkansas Court of Appeals. We are very, very proud to count her among our alums and as a current student. She will soon be a double alum. As far as I know (at least in my time at the law school) this is the first time we’ve had a current student sworn in as a judge. It’s awesomely exciting and we’re very proud of her.
Nancecy 