M. Graham Clark
Deceased Person
1909 – 2001
Who was M. Graham Clark?
Montague Graham Clark, Jr. 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.
The M. Graham Clark Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Columbia, MO; is named in honor of Dr. Clark.
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