Jack L. Stark
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Jack L. Stark was president of Claremont McKenna College
in Claremont, California
from 1970 to 1999. He followed the short-lived tenure of CMC's second president, Howard R. Neville (1969-1970), being followed himself by CMC's fourth president, Pamela Gann (1999-current). At the time of his retirement, he was the longest serving college president in the state of California
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Stark was himself a 1957 graduate of CMC, later joining the U.S. Marine Corps before returning to CMC as director of alumni relations. He was eventually chosen as assistant to founding president George C.S. Benson. In 1970 he was chosen as acting president.
Stark continues to serve on the CMC Board of Trustees as a life trustee. His contributions to the college are remembered through the Jack L. Stark Distinguished Service Award, given in recognition of outstanding service to the College, the Alumni Association and to the Alumni of Claremont McKenna College
and the Jack L. Stark society, a gift club level for CMC donors.
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college and a member of the Claremont Colleges located in Claremont, California. The campus is located east of Downtown Los Angeles...
in Claremont, California
Claremont, California
Claremont is a small affluent college town in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, about east of downtown Los Angeles at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. The population as of the 2010 census is 34,926. Claremont is known for its seven higher-education institutions, its...
from 1970 to 1999. He followed the short-lived tenure of CMC's second president, Howard R. Neville (1969-1970), being followed himself by CMC's fourth president, Pamela Gann (1999-current). At the time of his retirement, he was the longest serving college president in the state of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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Stark was himself a 1957 graduate of CMC, later joining the U.S. Marine Corps before returning to CMC as director of alumni relations. He was eventually chosen as assistant to founding president George C.S. Benson. In 1970 he was chosen as acting president.
Stark continues to serve on the CMC Board of Trustees as a life trustee. His contributions to the college are remembered through the Jack L. Stark Distinguished Service Award, given in recognition of outstanding service to the College, the Alumni Association and to the Alumni of Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college and a member of the Claremont Colleges located in Claremont, California. The campus is located east of Downtown Los Angeles...
and the Jack L. Stark society, a gift club level for CMC donors.