\begin{acknowledgments}
  In no particular order, I would like to thank my mother, my father, my sister, and my
  brother.  I would like to thank my husband, my wife, my children, and God. I would like
  to thank my teachers, my faculty, my committee, and my director.  I would like to thank
  the Graduate School and all of the Marquette University administration.
\end{acknowledgments}
