M. Graham Clark
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Montague Graham Clark, Jr. (25 February 1909 – 15 March 2001) was an educator who played an integral role in the development of College of the Ozarks
. Dr. Clark served as president of School of the Ozarks and was president emeritus and chairman of the board emeritus of College of the Ozarks until 2001. He served as vice-president of the school from 1946–1952 and then as president until 1981.
Clark, who was born in Charlotte, North Carolina
, attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and held five doctoral degrees. He married Elizabeth Sherman Hoyt in May 1933. Before working in the college, he was in the insurance industry and vice-president of W.R. Hoyt and Company. Clark was a flying enthusiast who would travel the country seeking donations for school advancements, improvements, and construction projects. The airport at College of the Ozarks is named after him.
Clark received many honors and awards, including the Shrine Civic Service Award; the Family Foundation "In God We Trust" Family Award; and the General Washington Honor Medal, from the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge
in 1974 and 1978.
Dr. M. Graham Clark died at the age of 92. He was buried in Ozarks Memorial Park Cemetery in Branson, Missouri
.
College of the Ozarks
College of the Ozarks is a private, Christian liberal-arts college, with its campus at Point Lookout near Branson and Hollister, Missouri, United States. It is south of Springfield on a campus, overlooking Lake Taneycomo...
. Dr. Clark served as president of School of the Ozarks and was president emeritus and chairman of the board emeritus of College of the Ozarks until 2001. He served as vice-president of the school from 1946–1952 and then as president until 1981.
Clark, who was born in Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
, attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and held five doctoral degrees. He married Elizabeth Sherman Hoyt in May 1933. Before working in the college, he was in the insurance industry and vice-president of W.R. Hoyt and Company. Clark was a flying enthusiast who would travel the country seeking donations for school advancements, improvements, and construction projects. The airport at College of the Ozarks is named after him.
Clark received many honors and awards, including the Shrine Civic Service Award; the Family Foundation "In God We Trust" Family Award; and the General Washington Honor Medal, from the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge
Valley Forge
Valley Forge in Pennsylvania was the site of the military camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777–1778 in the American Revolutionary War.-History:...
in 1974 and 1978.
Dr. M. Graham Clark died at the age of 92. He was buried in Ozarks Memorial Park Cemetery in Branson, Missouri
Branson, Missouri
Branson is a city in Taney County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It was named after Reuben Branson, postmaster and operator of a general store in the area in the 1880s....
.