129:
the Ojibwa
Seniors Gift Shop. Parrish was a program coordinator for job training programs and in the business development office. She assisted in the creation of the Ojibwa Lanes and Lounge project with Mike Chosa and Tim Shanahan and in the creation of the Ojibwa Industrial Park. Parrish helped develop the Economic Development Corporation and volunteered during the establishment of KBIC's Big Bucks Bingo in Zeba Bingo Hall. She was an early manager of the Even Start Program where she established the indoor play center that is now part of the Pre-Primary Program. Parrish served on the Keweenaw Bay Tribal Council in 1987 and as the secretary. She participated in committees including hiring, powwow, economic development, education, constitutional task force, health board, and the Ojibwa senior board.
141:(KBIC) for 46 years including nearly 20 years as president of Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College. She reestablished KBOCC as an institution of higher learning. In 1998, Tribal Council granted Parrish permission to reopen KBOCC which was charted in 1975 but closed down in 1980. It first started in a section of the Ojibwa Senior Citizen's center before expanding to its own buildings in
186:. This study consisted of nutrition surveys for families with children ages 1 to 4. A major obstacle facing the project included the distribution of surveys because the tribal operations did not have a central mailing list. Her study aimed to document the prevalence of nutrition related diseases in tribal youth, reduce the incidence of chronic diseases, and to create programs to teach
145:
in 2000. After purchasing the former Baraga County
Memorial Hospital for $ 1.00, extensive renovation was done to become the Wabanung Campus, the college's main campus in L'Anse, Michigan. Parrish played a key role in the development of the four year old Little Eagles Center, KBOCC Child Care Center,
128:
meeting at the tribal center. Parrish worked as a secretary and administrative assistant for the Young Adult
Community Corp (YAAC) program and the chairman's office. She was an administrative assistant for Don LaPointe. She worked on the Elderly Nutrition Programs with James Schutte and helped set up
165:
On
January 26, 2018, she announced her resignation and retirement from KBOCC. Parrish stated she would still work as a consultant but wanted to take time to "relax and enjoy family." Parrish was succeeded by interim president Cherie Dakota. In August 2018,
208:
198:
Parrish has two children, Sharon Geroux of New Mexico and deceased son, Rick Geroux. After his death, a memorial scholarship was established at KBOCC. Parrish has seven grandchildren and cared for twelve foster children.
495:
293:
375:
323:"MICHIGAN'S LAND-GRANTS: Michigan State University, Bay Mills Community College, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College | Land Grant Fierce"
490:
150:. At KBOCC, she oversaw the college achieve accreditation. Initiatives she worked with included Indian tuition waivers, and advocating for the continuance of the
530:
505:
525:
520:
147:
480:
515:
510:
125:
97:
31:
470:
350:
475:
415:
301:
485:
383:
500:
124:(KBIC) in 1972 as a legal secretary for Gar Hood, a tribal attorney. She also assisted Georgianna Emery to create the first
262:
183:
138:
121:
109:
72:
155:
179:
465:
159:
431:
167:
43:
322:
411:
228:
142:
146:
and the Pelkie Arts and
Agricultural Center. Under Parrish's leadership, KBOCC joined the
459:
407:
Community
Nutrition: Planning Health Promotion and Disease Prevention - BOOK ONLY
405:
67:
151:
432:"2016 commencement ceremony held at Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College"
209:
List of women presidents or chancellors of co-ed colleges and universities
187:
154:
Higher
Education Act. In 2013, KBOCC became fully accredited by the
182:
to conduct health assessments and a nutrition screening of the
96:
is an
American academic administrator. She was a president of
190:
culture with the goal of encouraging healthy lifestyles.
496:
Heads of universities and colleges in the United States
376:"New KBOCC president took nontraditional path to job"
263:"End of an Era at KBOCC- Parrish Officially Retires"
79:
66:
58:
53:
37:
29:
18:
410:. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. p. 344.
351:"Something old, something new in Keweenaw Bay"
8:
294:"Taking its time: KBOCC seeks new president"
148:American Indian Higher Education Consortium
15:
491:Women heads of universities and colleges
220:
133:Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
126:National Congress of American Indians
98:Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
32:Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
7:
531:Native American people from Michigan
344:
342:
287:
285:
256:
254:
252:
250:
248:
506:Northern Michigan University alumni
526:21st-century Native American women
521:20th-century Native American women
178:Parrish received funding from the
14:
481:Native American women academics
349:Perkins, Katrice (2018-04-11).
292:Perkins, Katrice (2018-02-28).
374:Vissers, Joshua (2018-08-08).
120:Parrish began working for the
108:Parrish completed a B.A. from
1:
516:20th-century Native Americans
511:21st-century Native Americans
261:Denomie, Lauri (April 2018).
184:Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
139:Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
122:Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
404:Nnakwe, Nweze (2012-02-29).
110:Northern Michigan University
73:Northern Michigan University
170:became president of KBOCC.
547:
156:Higher Learning Commission
471:Native American academics
180:Economic Research Service
158:and was granted became a
87:
49:
25:
476:American women academics
380:The Daily Mining Gazette
355:The Daily Mining Gazette
298:The Daily Mining Gazette
486:Academics from Michigan
439:Wiikwedong Dazhi-Ojibwe
501:American Ojibwe people
270:Wiikwedong Dazhi-Ojbwe
83:Academic administrator
160:Land-grant university
100:for almost 30 years.
137:Parrish worked at
91:
90:
538:
450:
449:
447:
446:
436:
428:
422:
421:
401:
395:
394:
392:
391:
382:. Archived from
371:
365:
364:
362:
361:
346:
337:
336:
334:
333:
319:
313:
312:
310:
309:
300:. Archived from
289:
280:
279:
277:
276:
267:
258:
243:
242:
240:
239:
229:"Administration"
225:
168:Lori Ann Sherman
94:Debra J. Parrish
54:Personal details
44:Lori Ann Sherman
40:
16:
546:
545:
541:
540:
539:
537:
536:
535:
456:
455:
454:
453:
444:
442:
434:
430:
429:
425:
418:
403:
402:
398:
389:
387:
373:
372:
368:
359:
357:
348:
347:
340:
331:
329:
321:
320:
316:
307:
305:
291:
290:
283:
274:
272:
265:
260:
259:
246:
237:
235:
227:
226:
222:
217:
205:
196:
176:
135:
118:
106:
38:
21:
12:
11:
5:
544:
542:
534:
533:
528:
523:
518:
513:
508:
503:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
458:
457:
452:
451:
423:
416:
396:
366:
338:
314:
281:
244:
219:
218:
216:
213:
212:
211:
204:
201:
195:
192:
175:
172:
134:
131:
117:
114:
105:
102:
89:
88:
85:
84:
81:
77:
76:
70:
64:
63:
60:
56:
55:
51:
50:
47:
46:
41:
35:
34:
27:
26:
23:
22:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
543:
532:
529:
527:
524:
522:
519:
517:
514:
512:
509:
507:
504:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
466:Living people
464:
463:
461:
440:
433:
427:
424:
419:
417:9780763798307
413:
409:
408:
400:
397:
386:on 2018-08-10
385:
381:
377:
370:
367:
356:
352:
345:
343:
339:
328:
324:
318:
315:
304:on 2018-03-11
303:
299:
295:
288:
286:
282:
271:
264:
257:
255:
253:
251:
249:
245:
234:
230:
224:
221:
214:
210:
207:
206:
202:
200:
194:Personal life
193:
191:
189:
185:
181:
173:
171:
169:
163:
161:
157:
153:
149:
144:
140:
132:
130:
127:
123:
115:
113:
111:
103:
101:
99:
95:
86:
82:
78:
74:
71:
69:
65:
61:
57:
52:
48:
45:
42:
36:
33:
30:President of
28:
24:
20:Debra Parrish
17:
443:. Retrieved
438:
426:
406:
399:
388:. Retrieved
384:the original
379:
369:
358:. Retrieved
354:
330:. Retrieved
326:
317:
306:. Retrieved
302:the original
297:
273:. Retrieved
269:
236:. Retrieved
232:
223:
197:
177:
164:
136:
119:
107:
93:
92:
39:Succeeded by
441:. June 2016
460:Categories
445:2019-08-15
390:2019-08-15
360:2019-08-15
332:2019-08-15
308:2019-08-15
275:2019-08-15
238:2019-08-15
215:References
80:Occupation
68:Alma mater
327:u.osu.edu
233:kbocc.org
162:in 2014.
152:Title III
104:Education
203:See also
174:Research
59:Children
414:
188:Ojibwe
143:Baraga
116:Career
75:(B.A.)
435:(PDF)
266:(PDF)
412:ISBN
462::
437:.
378:.
353:.
341:^
325:.
296:.
284:^
268:.
247:^
231:.
112:.
448:.
420:.
393:.
363:.
335:.
311:.
278:.
241:.
62:2
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.