Name:  Barry Dunaway

Occupation:  Retired

Name of High School: Coventry High School, Akron, OH

Name of College: The University of Akron, Akron, OH

Name of College: Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY

Name of your favorite teacher and what made the person special to you:  Sally Miller, my freshman English Teacher. She taught me how to think critically and she set the bar high, but also had a great sense of humor.

What were some of your most enjoyable times in school:  I have friends from middle school and high school who have been life-long friends.

Looking back over the years, what advice would you give to your high school self or college self: I wish I would have worked and traveled between high school and college, because it would have expanded my vision of all the possibilities.

Why are you supporting Project GRAD Akron’s scholarship fund: Completing a high school education is foundational to being able to pursue your dreams and goals in life and opens up doors that would be closed otherwise.

Favorite quote: “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” Theodore Roosevelt