Donald Clayton Clark

Background

Clark, Donald Clayton was born on February 28, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of John Clayton and Grace Eleanor (Link) Clark.

Education

Bachelor, Pasadena College, 1959; Master of Arts, California State University, 1963; Doctor of Education, University of Southern California, 1971.

Career

Teacher, Duarte Unified School District, Duarte, California, 1959-1965; director cuuriculum, Monrovia Unified School District, Monrovia, California, 1965-1971; assistant professor secondary education, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1971-1974; associate professor secondary education, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1974-1979; professor secondary education, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1979. Executive director Southern Arizona Middle Level Association, Tucson, since 1980. Co-director National Study 8th Grade, Reston, Virginia, 1988-1989.

Co-chairman Arizona Task Force on Middle Level Education, 1990-1991.

Achievements

• Donald Clayton Clark has been listed as a noteworthy Middle school education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member ASCD, National Association Secondary School Prins. (research team Dodge Foundation national study schools in middle 1980-1984, national study middle level leadership since 1991, member middle level county since 1988), National Middle School Association (research committee since 1988), Western Region Middle Level Consortium, Arizona School Adminstrs.

Interests

• Avocation: photography.

Connections

Married Sally Mae Newbert, January 26, 1957. Children: Susan Lynn, Janet Kathleen May.

Father:

John Clayton Clark

Mother:

Grace Eleanor (Link) Clark

Spouse:

Sally Mae Newbert

child:

Janet Kathleen May Clark

child:

Susan Lynn Clark