Rhodes College Honors Avondale Grad

Rhodes College graduate Kelly Parry of Avondale Estates recently received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award from the college in Memphis, Tenn.

The awards are presented annually to two graduating seniors and one non-student who have given selflessly to others and the college.

Parry, the daughter of Dick and Maggie Parry, graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology.

According to Rhodes College, one student wrote in nominating her for the award, “Kelly’s heart for service led her to develop and implement her own fellowship in which she started up a photo club at neighboring Lester Elementary School. This club not only motivated students to become involved in the creative arts, it also aided them in finding creative outlets for expressing themselves.”