... I am today. Many thanks to my grandparents, Ian Callum and Marjorie Aitkens Macgillivray and Kenneth Henry and Dorothy Grefe Ruf. Thanks also to my sister and brother-in-law, Magi and Aaron ... love and support in this endeavor. First and foremost I would like to thank my parents and best friends, Tom and Barbara Macgillivray, who have supported me in numerous ways and who always en- ... proud. Many thanks to Emily Calhoun, Maria Franquiz, Ken Howe, Karen Harbeck, and especially to my co-advisors, Margaret LeCompte and Steve Guberman. You have my love, admiration, and respect,...