The dissertation acknowledgements are where you thank the people who helped you during your thesis and dissertation process. This manual is designed to assist graduate students who must produce a thesis, dissertation or equivalent under the supervision of their committee chair.The sample pages provided below are in MS Word. The samples are for your Dissertation, DMA Document, DNP Project Report, or Thesis. The forms below may also be used. Acknowledgments. This section allows students to express gratitude to individuals who assisted them throughout their research and thesis writing process. View examples of dissertation and thesis acknowledgements that you can use for your project. Simply copy, paste and adapt as you need. The document discusses writing an acknowledgement section for a thesis. Use this checklist for general guidance on the formatting of your thesis, dissertation or equivalent.