"We're going to lose a certain touch, a certainfeel," she said.

Gerald Gunther, professor of law at Stanfordand once a professor at Harvard, said the lawfaculty "unanimously and very enthusiasticallymade her the offer because of her outstandingteaching. She is a very successful teacher and anoutstanding scholar in her field."

"Student reaction last spring was unqualifiedenthusiasm," Gunther said. "Kathleen got thehighest teaching rating in my memory of 30 years."

Gunther said he believes the advantage Stanfordhas over Harvard in attracting faculty is that itis a smaller, more intimate school. It's the samereason he left Harvard 20 years ago for Stanford.

"I returned to Stanford mainly because I likethe atmosphere of an international law schoolthat's one-third of the size so that one can getto know the students and faculty more intimately,"he said.

Brest said he was deeply impressed with howwell-liked Sullivan was by both students andfaculty at his school, that she stood out as oneof the most popular professors in his 30 years atStanford.

"Very seldom in the years I have been here havewe had a visitor who has made such an impact onstudents and faculty alike," he said. "We're inlove with Kathleen Sullivan.