Acknowledgement
 

Well, first off I need thank my mom and dad for their love and support over my four years at RIT.  They have pushed me to work hard without much nagging and have instilled in me their trust all the while without asking anything about the many empty liquor bottles in my apartment.  Of course they all belonged to my roommates. ;-)
 

Next I must give gratitude to those responsible for giving out the Perkins loans and Direct loans but more importantly, I want to thank RIT for their scholarships, the state of New York for the TAP grant, and the US government for the federal Pell grant.  See, not everyone despises big brother!
 

Now I wish to recognize all of my CIS friends but particularly Monica, an amazingly charming and sincere woman who with the ever witty and venerate Lana forms the awesome dynamic duo known as LANICA!, the wonderfully audacious and sweet Janel along with "Sunshine" Dave, and last but certainly not least, that beautiful Greek we all know as Pano.  Thank you all for being my friends.
 

Finally, I want to praise the undisputedly great members of the CIS staff especially Dr. Joseph P. Hornak for his help, advise, patience, and that cool bloody fingerprint on glass picture.