Background
Parks, Julia Etta was born on April 5, 1923 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Hays and Idella Long.
Parks, Julia Etta was born on April 5, 1923 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Hays and Idella Long.
Bachelor of Education, Washburn University, 1959. Master of Education, Washburn University, 1965. Doctor of Education, University Kansas, 1980.
Teacher, concert vocalist Lowman Hill Elementary School, 1959-1964. Faculty Washburn University, Topeka, 1964-1993, professor education, 1981-1992, member president's advisory council, 1981-1984, chair education, physical education, health and recreation division, multicultural committee, department education, 1986-1992. Insvc. lecturer reading instructions Kansas Public Schools, 1960-1993.
Lecturer Topeka Public Schools. Member academy sabbatical committee Washburn University, 1987-1990, visiting teams National Council for Acreditation of Teacher Education, 1974-1986, professor emeritus, 1993.
Board directors Children's Hour, 1981-1984, Mulvane Art Center, 1974-1978. Judge All Kansas Spelling Bees, 1982-1986. Secretary Brown Decision Sculpture Committee, 1974-1985.
Oral record account of experiences as a minority student in integrated Topeka High School, 1984. Member multicultural non-sexist committee Topeka Public School, since 1967. Appointed to Kansas Equal Education Opportunities Advisory Committee, 1988.
Marshall Washburn University Commencements, 1980-1992. Member State of Kansas Task Force in Education, 1991-1992. Presenter in field. Member Kansas Intergenerational Network, Washburn University Alumni Association (contributor alumni magazine 1989, recipient Teaching Excellence award 1983), International Reading Association, Kansas Institute Higher Education (member president advisory council 1981-1983), Kansas Reading Association, Kansas Reading Professionals Higher Education, Topeka High School History Society, Links Club (president 1982-1984, chairperson scholarship committee 1984-1993), Topeka Back Home Reunion Club (historian, vice president since 1991), Delta Kappa Gamma, Phi Delta Kappa, NONOSO Women's Honorary Sorority.
Married James A. Parks, August 10, 1941. 1 child, James Hays.