Gwendolyn Ann Dunagan

Background

Dunagan, Gwendolyn Ann was born on September 27, 1941 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Charles Jefferson and Emma Juanita (Alexander) Hicks.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education, Youngstown U., Ohio, 1963; postgraduate, Ashland U., 1986-1989.

Career

Elementary teacher, Youngstown Board Education, 1963-1967; elementary teacher, Youngstown Board Education, 1968-1972; administrator, teacher, Free Kindergarten Association, Youngstown, 1967-1968; liaison home-school, Alliance (Ohio) Board Education, 1972-1986; teacher disadvantaged pupils, Alliance (Ohio) Board Education, 1986-1989; intervention teacher learning disabilities, Alliance (Ohio) Board Education, 1989-1990; teacher specific learning disabilities, Alliance (Ohio) Board Education, 1990-1994; teacher special education, Alliance (Ohio) Board Education, 1990-1996. Contestant, winner television show Price is Right. Group leader Youngstown Detention Center.

Achievements

• Gwendolyn Ann Dunagan has been listed as a noteworthy Special education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Domestic Violence Shelter, Alliance, 1990-1992, honorary member, since 1992;president John Slimack Homeless Shelter, Alliance, 1989-1993. President, founder Cmty. Civic Committee, Alliance, since 1987.

Treasurer Altrusic Civic Club, Alliance, 1988-1991. Member choir Holy Temple Church God in Christ, Alliance, since 1972, member usher board directors, finance secretary, secretary Sunday school, since 1989. ChairAlliance Area Desert Storm Celebration, 1991.

Member Family CounselingCtr., Young Women’s Christian Association, Doctor King Birthday Celebration Committee. Member Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Steering Committee, 1995. Teacher Prayer and Bible Band, since 1990.

Advisory board Salvation Army, since 1994. Parade marshal Doctor Master of Laws King Junior History Parade, 1998. Member Union of Missions.

Member NAFE, American Association of University Women, Alliance Education Association (Dowling scholarship committee), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (2d vice president 1990-1993), McKinley Reading Association, Quota Club, Alpha Kappa Alpha.

Interests

• Avocations: writing poetry, collecting poetry and readings, collecting antique plates, gospel music, scrabble.

Connections

Married Willie Miles, 1966. 1 child, Byron Keith Miles. Married Kenneth Robert Dunagan, July 1, 1972.

Father:

Charles Jefferson Hicks

Mother:

Emma Juanita (Alexander) Hicks

Spouse:

Willie Miles

Spouse:

Kenneth Robert Dunagan

child:

Byron Keith Miles Dunagan