Special Thanks

I am grateful to Tony King  for letting me make use of his Franktown Cave research and his Masters Thesis, and also for his helpful comments on the content of this website. Other friends and colleagues whose comments and ideas I made use of include Jennie Sturm,  Kim Manajek, Heather Nielsen and Brooke Rohde.  Above all, I wish to thank my husband, Matt Hubbard, who has been supportive, loving and patient throughout my graduate studies.   Also to my Mom, Kathleen Goelz and my sister Molly Goelz whose love and support I am grateful to have everyday, as well as Dick and Robin Hubbard.

I would also like to offer my sincerest thanks to my faculty advisor, Christina Kreps to Bonnie Clark for reading the many versions of my paper, and to Larry Conyers for the initial advice on a thesis topic.

My friends and fellow graduate students that have also been supportive in my work with their kind comments and helpful suggestions are Michele Koons, Sara Gale, and Allison Oullet.

Thank you all,

Kelly