Subseries F: Charles Parry

Biographical / historical:

Charles Parry (1942-2010) joined the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club in 1972, serving as the Trail Supervisor from 1979 until his death. He received the Appalachian Trail Park Office's Silver Service Award in 2002 and was inducted into the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame in 2017, the first RATC member to receive this honor.

Parry graduated from the State University of New York College at Oswego (now State University of New York at Oswego) and earned a master's and a Ph.D. in mathematics from Michigan State University around 1969 or 1970. He was a professor of mathematics at Virginia Tech from 1971 until his retirement in 2010, establishing a research program in number theory, helping to design mathematics courses for computer science students, and serving as Math Club adviser.

Sources:

Box 13, Folder 44, "RATC Board Members and Ancillaries, 1932-99 compiled by Diana Christopulos and Pam Wolsey, 2023-24," of this collection

Box 13, Folder 67, "Charles Parry AT Hall of Fame," of this collection

Box 19, Folder 33, "Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter Obituaries," of this collection

"Charles Parry honored with emeritus status," Virginia Tech News, October 19, 2010, https://news.vt.edu/content/news_vt_edu/en/articles/2010/10/101910-science-parry.html, accessed September 18, 2025.

"In memoriam: Charles Parry, emeritus professor of mathematics," Virginia Tech News, January 10, 2011, https://news.vt.edu/articles/2011/01/011011-science-parry.html, accessed September 18, 2025.

Obituary for Charles John Parry, The Roanoke Times, December 28, 2010, p. A12, accessed online from NewsBank on September 18, 2025.

Mark Taylor, "Math teacher devoted himself to AT," The Roanoke Times, December 28, 2010, accessed online from NewsBank on October 2, 2025.

"Charles J. Parry," Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232281708/charles-j-parry, accessed September 18, 2025.

Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame, "2017 Class," Appalachian Trail Museum, https://www.atmuseum.org/2017-class.html, accessed September 18, 2025.

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Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
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Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
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