Name: Alexis B. Curry, MSN, RN
Occupation: Registered Nurse, Clinical Coordinator
Employer: Summa Health System
Name of High School: Buchtel High School
Location (City/State): Akron, Ohio
Name of College (1): Brown Mackie College, Associate Degree
Location (City/State): Canton, Ohio
Name of College (2): Capella University, Bachelors & Masters
Location (City/State): Minneapolis, Minnesota
Please state the reason(s) you are supporting Project GRAD Akron and raising funds for the scholarship fund. As a previous scholar myself, obtaining a college education is a high priority. Project GRAD Akron supported that goal.
Name of your favorite teacher and what made the person special to you: Henry Lewis was the first teacher who taught me how to take an accurate blood pressure screening as a high school student.
What were some of your most enjoyable times in school? (preschool through college): Some of my best memories came from my elementary days at Erie Island School.
Looking back over the years, what advice would you give to your high school self or college self? Mistakes will be made, but that is not failure as long as you learn from them.
Favorite quote: “Success is earned not given”.
Anything else you would like to share or highlight: I was in the first or second Project GRAD Akron's graduating class in 2007.