Ethel Max Parker

Background

Parker, Ethel Max was born on October 2, 1901 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Mayer and Jennie Toby (Zion) Max.

Education

Bachelor in Journalism, University of Wisconsin, 1928; Master of Arts in English, University of Wisconsin, 1951.

Career

Elementary school teacher, Sheboygan-Cudahy Public (Wisconsin) Schools, 1921-1925; reporter, The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin, 1926-1933; theater editor, The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin, 1930-1933; director continuity, Station WHBL, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 1936-1938; teacher, Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Public Schools, 1934-1949; director public information, American Red Cross, Madison, Wisconsin, 1952-1966. Public policy chairman Wisconsin Mental Health Association, 1958-1959, consultant American Red Cross S.W. Wisconsin, 1967-1984.

Achievements

• Ethel Max Parker has been listed as a noteworthy journalist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Women in Communications (president 1961-1963), American Association of University Women, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts Letters (life), Hadassah (life), Madison Press Club (treasurer 1958, vice president 1975), University Wisconsin Bascom Hill Society, American Red Cross Retirees Association, University Wisconsin Alumni Association (life), Pi Lambda Theta, Theta Sigma Phi (Writer's Cup award, 1961, president 1961-1963).

Interests

• Theater, music, travel, bridge.

Connections

Married Cedric Milford Parker, August 19, 1951 (deceased May 1978).

Father:

Mayer Max

Mother:

Jennie Toby (Zion) Max

Spouse:

Cedric Milford Parker