Parker, Karla V., 1894-1986

KARLA VANOSTRAND PARKER, '15
Karla VanOstrand Parker, '15
Mrs. Parker served as president of both the Michigan Congress and the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. She chaired a state committee on home and family and was president of the Michigan State Council on Adult Education.

A freelance writer, contributing articles on home and family to such magazines as Better Homes & Gardens, she also served as national president of Campfire Girls.

She received an honorary doctorate from WMU in 1960.

Karla (Mrs. James) Parker was a Grand Rapids educator involved in education and educational policy at local, state, and national levels. She was the secretary of the Public Recreation Board of Grand Rapids from 1939 to 1964 and elected President of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers in 1958. She was also a member of many other programs involved with civic, youth and educational activities.