Acknowledgments
A MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE
Holly E. BurgessWould like to thank:
HER DISSERTATION Director
Associate Professor of English,
Arizona State University
Book cover of Rhetorical Crossover by Dr. Cedric D. Burrows
HER undergrad
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside's
Literature and Languages Department
Foundational Mentors
Dr. Jay McRoy
Dr. María del Carmen Martínez,
Dr. Teresa Coronado *
*(Currently Outreach and Development Director at Milwaukee Community Sailing Center)
HER Sponsors & Benefactors
Special thanks to The Arthur J. Schmitt Foundation, the Cyril E. Smith Family Trust, and the Diversity Fellowship, whose fellowships made her dissertation and doctoral degree possible.
Doctoral Fellowship Support
Cyril E. SMITH FAMILY TRUST
Diversity Fellowship
Research & Travel Benefactors
The Bo and Candy Ellis Student Success Fund
(Shaka and Maya Smart)
Graduate Student Research Support Fund
The Writing Innovation Symposium
Women's Club Scholarship Fund
Student Professional Development Fund
Career Services Center Student Professional Development Fund Made Possible By:
Graduate School
Public Libraries
Graham Public Library
Mercer County library system
Intellectual Ancestry
Special Thanks to my selected Black scholar-activists—Malcolm, Huey, Tupac, and Angie.
You are the inspiration for my work.
Thanks for being my intellectual ancestors.
The Architects
The Voice
The Narrator
Her Parents
Laurie Burgess
Greg Burgess
Her Family & Friends
Special Thanks to Ms. Helen B. Smith
Her family, friends, and everyone
who has assisted her on her academic journey thus far.
Thank You!Thank you all for your time, patience,
and investment in Holly's future.
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Last updated: May 16, 2026