Background
Clark, Jere Walton was born on January 31, 1922 in Rex, Georgia, United States. Son of Grover Cleveland and Jessie Beatrice (Butler) Clark.
researcher economics professor
Clark, Jere Walton was born on January 31, 1922 in Rex, Georgia, United States. Son of Grover Cleveland and Jessie Beatrice (Butler) Clark.
Student, Berry College, 1943. Bachelor of Business Administration, University Georgia, 1947. Master of Arts, University Georgia, 1949.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Virginia, 1953.
Assistant professor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1952-1955;
associate professor, U. Chattanooga, 1955-1962;
professor economics, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, 1962-1991;
professor emeritus economics, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, since 1991;
chairman economics department, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, 1962-1971, 85-91. Director Center for Interdisciplinary Creativity, 1966-1991. President Quality Optimizer Associations, since 1991.
Member National Blue-Ribbon Expert Panel of Interdisciplinarians (Merit Commision on Science Education, New Mexico), 1992-1993.
Moderator 12 television panels on education National League of Nursing, Chattanooga, 1961. Author, narrator 60 radio economics-o-grams National/Joint Council Economic Education, New Haven, 1966. Chairman international task force on General Systems Education, SGSR, 1967-1972.
With United States Army, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member of International Cooperation Council (member general advisory board 1976-1978, charter), Connecticut Consotium on General Systems (founding director 1968-1975), World Future Society Connecticut (president 1975-1976), New England Business Administration (board directors since 1987), American Economics Association, Creative Education Foundation (colleague since 1957).
Married Juanita Stone, June 13, 1947. Children: Merrilyn, Melissa Clark Vickers.