Evolving the General Text Parser (GTP) utility into a usable application via interface design
Patrick A. Lynn · 2002
I would like to thank Dr. Michael W. Berry for all the direction he has given me throughout my thesis project as well as his take on the computer science profession and life in general. I would like to thank Dr. Bradley Vander Zanden and Dr. Tom Dunigan for agreeing to be apart of my thesis committee. I also wish to thank Prof. Richard Martin who taught me that there is always a creative solution to the problems life throws at you. Having taken courses with each of these professors, I can honestly say they are some of the best teachers I have had in my academic career. There are plenty of professors in the world but not all are teachers. I also want to say thank you to my family for their support during my pursuit of higher education. My parents never pressured me about school and yet they managed to instill in me the need to become a well-educated person. Without them none of this would be possible. Thanks to my in-laws for their understanding when I had to attend to my studies and could not always visit on the weekends. Also, I am grateful to my wife who put her own graduate plans on hold to allow me the opportunity to work towards my degree. Lastly, to my daughter Kaili, you don’t need to ask when will I be done with school anymore.