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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 29
BY SENATORS PEACOCK AND MI LLIGAN
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend LSU Shreveport chancellor Larry Clark on his retirement.
WHEREAS, Larry Clark was born in Freeport, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Larry Clark earned a B.A. in economics from Knox College, a juris
doctorate from the John Marshall Law School, and a L.L.M. in taxation from DePaul
University; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Clark served as an army captain/judge advocate general from 1975
to 1978 and continued in this role as a reservist until 1984 and while serving Mr. Clark was
also an advisor to the Presidential Clemency Board in 1978; and
WHEREAS, Larry Clark originally joined LSU Shreveport as a faculty member in
August, 1981, and excelled in this role until his appointment as the dean of LSU Shreveport
business school in 1985 and served as dean until 1994; and
WHEREAS, Larry Clark was a two time executive board member of the Shreveport
Chamber of Commerce, served as a member of the Shreveport Biracial Commission, the
Black-White Communications Task Force, the Louisiana Commission on Corporations
Advisory Committee, and the Shreveport Rotary Club; and
WHEREAS, Larry Clark was the chair of the Leadership Council, the Mayor's Space
Study Task Force under mayor Hazel Beard, and the vice chair of United Way; and
WHEREAS, Larry Clark was also a moderator for Dateline Shreveport; and
WHEREAS, from 1994 to 2000 Clark served as the dean of the School of Business
and Economics at Sonoma State University; and
WHEREAS, Larry Clark became the dean of the business school at UNC
Wilmington from 2000 to 2014; and
WHEREAS, among his many accomplishments, Larry Clark was once the youngest
lead author of a business textbook, Law and Business, published by McGraw-Hill; and
WHEREAS, Larry Clark's tenure at LSU Shreveport has seen record-breaking
enrollment, growing from three thousand eight hundred ten students in spring, 2014 to over
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eight thousand seven hundred students in Fall 2022, received national acclaim for its
academic programs, and undergone a revitalization of the campus, including new facilities
such as the Student Success Center, Veterans Resource Center, Cyber Collaboratory, and
Human Performance Lab; and
WHEREAS, Larry Clark is a current board member of Step Forward, the Strategic
Action Council, the Noel Foundation, and the LSU Shreveport Foundation Board; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Clark is a current advisory board member of the Norwela Council
of the Boy Scouts of America, is a member of the Committee of 100, the Military Affairs
Council, and the Downtown Rotary Club; and
WHEREAS, throughout his illustrious career Larry Clark has received numerous
awards, including the LSU Shreveport Outstanding Faculty Award, the President's Award
for the American Business Law Association, the Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce
Outstanding Volunteer Award for Economic Development, and the Southern University
Shreveport Louisiana 2016 Southern Gentlemen Award; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Clark was the recipient of the 2023 Greater Shreveport Chamber
of Commerce Business Person of the Year award; and
WHEREAS, when he is not engaged in community service or professional
stewardship, Larry Clark is an avid reader, runner, and enthusiast of wines, and the Tucker
automobile; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Clark is married to Georgia A. Clark and has two stepdaughters,
Susan and Michelle, and four step grandchildren.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend LSU Shreveport chancellor Larry Clark on his retirement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
chancellor, Larry Clark.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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