Board of Visitors minutes January 31, 2003 | ||
MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR MR. CHAMP CLARK
WHEREAS, Champ Clark was born on August 24, 1923, to a Missouri family of national political importance; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Clark pursued a distinguished career in journalism, becoming a senior editor of Time magazine; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Clark settled in Greene County in 1974 and very quickly became involved in a number of civic activities; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Clark joined the faculty of the University and taught popular and demanding courses in journalism until 1996; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Clark was appointed to the Board of Visitors by Governor Allen in 1996; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Clark served the Board and the University with great distinction, particularly as a member of the Executive Committee and notably because of his thorough and definitive study and compilation of University policies; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Clark died on December 21, 2002;
RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors honors the memory of Champ Clark's service to the University and expresses its profound sorrow for his death to Mrs. Clark and their family.
Board of Visitors minutes January 31, 2003 | ||