Background
Parr, Karen Hansen was born on August 29, 1931 in Oakland, California, United States. Daughter of Milton Lawrence and Vesta LaVerne (Stout) Hansen.
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Karen Hansen Parr
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Bachelor, University California, Berkeley, 1953. Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Oregon College Education, 1956. Master of Arts in English, University Alaska, 1966.
Education Specialist in education administration, University Alaska, 1974.
Career
Teacher, various schools, 1953-1961;
teacher, Fairbanks (Alaska) North Star School District, 1962-1976, 84-87;
co-owner, manager, Alaska House & Xanadu, since 1976;
principal, Karen Parr and Associations, since 1979. Member, chairman standing committees on professional ethics, teacher education and professional Studies. Fairbanks Education Association, 1962-1970.
Member Alaska Professional Tchg. PracticesCommn., 1968-1971. Lecturer in field.
Membership
Founding board member Hillcrest Home for Boys, Fairbanks, 1956-1963. Member citizens advisory council Tanana Valley Community College, 1972-1976. Assembly member Fairbanks North Star Borough,, 1975-1978, since 1995.
Board member Fairbanks Light Opera Theater, 1987-1988. Member Alaska State Reapportionment Board, 1989-1990. President University Center Merchants Association, Fairbanks, 1994.
Member Alaska Society for Technology in Education (founder, past president, chairman annual conference 1992-1993, executive director since 1995), Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce.
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Connections
Married Warren Hathaway Day, August 27, 1950 (divorced January 1953). Married Charles Hubert Parr, October 8, 1958. Stepchildren: Charles L. and Chipper L. (twins), Patricia Perri Carlson.
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Religion
Episcopalian