%% Dear ,
%% 	The Latex template is given below. It should be obvious (for those
%% who have used Latex or Tex) what to do. If in doubt, just send me an
%% ascii file of the thesis abstract and a note of your name (as you wish
%% it to appear), the title of the thesis, the university granting the
%% award, and the date on which it was accepted by the university. Thanks.
%%	Congratulations! And best wishes,
%%						Dave Stickland
%%
%% Doctor's name
\def\name{}
%% First line of thesis title
\def\title{}
%% Second line of thesis title if there is one
\def\titletwo{}
%% Name of university (eg Oxford, Cambridge, not 'University of ...')
\def\univ{}
%% Year and month thesis was accepted
\def\date{}
%% Insert abstract between the curly brackets
\def\summary{

}

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.5}
\parindent 0.3in
\textwidth 6.2in
\textheight 8.5in
\hoffset -0.7in
\voffset -0.6in

\begin{document}

\centerline{THESIS ABSTRACT}

\centerline{\sc\title}

\centerline{\sc\titletwo}

\centerline{\it By \name}

\summary

-- {\it University of \univ --- accepted \date.}
\end{document}