![]() | 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 | ![]() |