Acknowledgements

Multnomah Athletic Foundation, scholarhsip

My heartfelt gratitude to those whose financial support has helped me dedicate most of my time to pursuing my education and extracurriculars:

Howard Vollum Scholarship Fund, scholarship

Alan Baron Tonkin Scholarship Fund, scholarship

Oregon State University Retiree Assn, scholarship

Oregon State University Honors College, scholarship

The tax payers of Oregon, Oregon Access Grant

Oregon State University Forensics, scholarship

Oregon State University, Finley scholarship

Oregon State University, URSA grant

Additional heartfelt gratitude goes out to those who have generously given of their time, love and wisdom to help me along the way:

Dr. G

Greg Houser

Dr. Conour

Dr. Garreau

Dr. Lee

Dr. Goldman

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