Name: Richard Roberts

Occupation: Retired Administrator

Employer:  Akron Public Schools

Name of High School: Central High School

Location (City/State): Akron, OH

Name of College:  he University of Akron

Location (City/State):  Akron, OH

Please state the reason(s) you are supporting Project GRAD Akron and raising funds for the scholarship fund. I worked with the superintendent to bring the program to Akron. I believe in its goals and principles.

Name of your favorite teacher and what made the person special to you:  Fanny Walcott, my 2nd grade teacher at Spicer Elementary School. She would read to us and make the characters come alive. She taught us so many lessons.

What were some of your most enjoyable times in school?   I enjoyed being one of the brightest students in the class. 

Looking back over the years, what advice would you give to your high school self or college self?  Be a life-long learner.

Favorite quote:  “'Tis education forms the common mind; just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.” Alexander Pope

Anything else you would like to share or highlight:  Try to make the world a better place because you were in it. Try to help someone every day of your life.