THESIS: Acknowledgments

A Transaction Manager Component Supporting Extended Transaction Models

Acknowledgments

Completing a PhD is truly a marathon event, and I would not have been able to complete this journey without the aid and support of countless people over the past seven years. I must first express my gratitude towards my advisor, Professor Gail E. Kaiser. Her leadership, support, attention to detail, hard work, and scholarship have set an example I hope to match some day. Over the years, I have enjoyed the aid of several fellowships and scholarships which have supported me while I completed my PhD. During 1989-90 I received a General Electric Fellowship; in 1992-93 I was partly supported by a grant from IBM Canada, Ltd; and for the last three years I have held a PhD scholarship from the AT&T foundation.

I'd like to thank the many graduate and undergraduate students I have worked with in Gail's group: Israel Ben-Shaul, Naser Barghouti, Steve Dossick, Wenwey Hseush, Wenke Lee, Steve Linde, Will Marrero, Steve Popovich, Peter Skopp, Mike Sokolsky, Shelley Tselepis, Travis Winfrey, Felix Wu, Jack Yang. I wish to thank Issy in particular: as my officemate, his insights and comments were invaluable over the years, and I look forward to a continuing collaboration with him in the future.

I also thank some of my fellow PhD students: Hasanat Dewan, Matt Franklin, Mark Gisi, Pino Italiano, George Michaels, Amy Morishima, Bill Schilit. They each helped make my time in the PhD program more fun and interesting.

Finally, I thank my parents for instilling in me confidence and a drive for pursuing my PhD. And for the one who has made the many hours spent in my office and the "den of iniquity" (New York) seem worthwhile after all, Jennifer.