Donald Cunningham:  

Let's start this story with the night I graduated. That night, I thanked my parents for taking care of me to that point in my life. It was also the last night I left home and started my own life. In the fall, I attended the University of Connecticut in Storrs on a football scholarship. I quickly realized that I would not be able to play football and get the education I sought. After getting a new helmet every week, along with several concussions, I started to think about my alternatives. In my sophomore year, I made some life changes. I gave up my scholarship, moved off campus, and worked full-time as a security guard (high shift). I also got married that year too. My ambition was to become a chemist, creating cool stuff in a lab. At the end of my junior year, I changed my career path and applied to the School of Engineering. A couple of years later, I graduated with a dual engineering degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (specializing ...Expand for more