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Dr. Charles Stewart Parker was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 31, 1882. He enrolled in elementary school at Spokane Indian Mission School in 1888. He then transferred to George A. Way Academy from 1892 to 1895. Afterwards, he was enrolled into Spokane Central high school in 1895 and graduated in 1898. He continued his academic career at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut from 1902 to 1905. While at Trinity College he earned his Associate’s degree. He then served in the United States military during World War I. After serving in the United State’s military, he enrolled to Washington State College in 1919 and decided to work towards achieving his Bachelor’s and Doctorate degree at Washington State College. While at Washington State College, he became acquainted with a gentlemen by the name of Dr. Harold St. John who became and served as his mentor. Dr. Parker graduated from Washington State College in 1922. Afterwards, he earned a position as the plant pathologist of the western district of North Carolina.

Two years later, Dr. Parker left North Carolina for a position as the Associate Professor at Howard University. In 1932, Dr. Parker created the Botany Graduate Program and served as the Head of the Department of Botany. During his time at Howard University, he made significant contributions to botanical education and within the botanical community. He was the Professor of the Department of Botany from 1925 to 1929. In 1930, he became the Acting Head of the Department of Botany for 7 years. He became the Acting Head of the Department of Zoology from 1937 to 1947, he also served as the Head of the Department of  Zoology from 1939 to 1942. Outside of his positions at Howard University, he was a teacher at Bolster Indian Mission from 1908 to 1910. He was a professor at Tuskegee Institute from 1918 to 1919. He was a professor at North Carolina State College from 1923 to 1924. He taught at Dunbar High School in 1925. He was a member of the Botanical Society of America, Torrey Botanical Club, Mycological Society of America, The American Phytopathological Society, The British Mycological Society, American Association of the Advancement of Science (Fellow), New York Academy of Sciences, American Association of University Professors, Sigma Xi Society Phi Kappa Phi.