Nelda Parrish (second from left in top hat) was named the 2011 Walker County Citizen of the Year by the Walker County Chamber of Commerce at the 29th Annual Walker County Gala on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at The Chattanoogan Hotel.
Nelda Parrish was named the 2011 Walker County Citizen of the Year on Saturday during the county Chamber of Commerce’s annual Walker County Gala.
Parrish, a lifelong resident of Walker County, was honored for her dedication to a number of community, civic and religious organizations.
She served in the U.S. Army as a field combat nurse and later as a mental health nurse for department of human resources clinics. She has been a member of the Chickamauga Lions Club for 15 years, serving as secretary, vice president and president, twice being named Lion of the Year and awarded the Melvin Jones Fellow honor for humanitarian services.
In 2010 she was named the Battlefield Pilot Club’s Citizen of the Year for her community service.
She has been executive director of the Walker County Civic Center for more than a decade and is a former board member and member of the Walker County Chamber of Commerce.
For many years she has been chairwoman of the Don Stultz Walker County Senior Citizens Day event that honors seniors throughout the county.