I should add that he was a top notch colleague and an incredibly decent person.  
I taught at Tech for three years and would love to have a whole department of 
Bud Robertsons!

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Paul Finkelman
President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law
Albany Law School
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From: Jon Kukla <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sat, March 26, 2011 7:40:23 PM
Subject: [VA-HIST] Noted Civil War Historian James Robertson Retiring

Noted Civil War historian James Robertson is retiring after more than four
decades at Virginia Tech.

AP - The 80-year-old Robertson will leave his job June 1. He founded the
Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in 1999 and has
served as its director.

Along with a 44-year career at Virginia Tech, Robertson has appeared as an
expert in scores of documentaries, and was the chief historical consultant
on the 2003 film "Gods and Generals." He was also executive director of the
U.S. Civil War Centennial Commission.

Virginia Tech officials tell The Roanoke Times that they hope to raise $1.5
million to endow a Civil War studies professorship. That professor would
teach the Civil War course and direct the center.

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