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4 unusual facts about Clark College


Clark College

Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia (which merged Clark College with Atlanta University)

International Public Debate Association

More recently, IPDA has spread to the Pacific Northwest, and many tournaments in the Northwest Forensics Conference now sponsor IPDA divisions, including Linfield College, Oregon State, Mt. Hood Community College and Clark College.

Kurtis Schaeffer

Schaeffer received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Religious Studies from Clark College in 1988, and an additional B.A. from Evergreen State College in 1990.

Washington, New Hampshire

Carroll D. Wright, first US Commissioner of Labor; fifth president of the American Statistical Association; first president of Clark College


Grace Towns Hamilton

Prior to her marriage, Grace Towns had taught at both Clark College and the Atlanta School of Social Work.

John W. Bowen

He is the paternal grandson of John W.E. Bowen, Sr., former President of Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia and Ariel Serena Hedges Bowen, former Professor of Music at Clark College in Atlanta.

Tim Leavitt

He graduated from Fort Vancouver High School, then attended Clark College and Washington State University, where he received a masters degree in environmental engineering and was a member of Alpha Kappa Lambda Fraternity.


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Fort Vancouver High School

The Vancouver School District decided to change the name of the school in 1956 when a second high school, Hudson's Bay was built just east of the main downtown area, near Clark College.

Marvin S. Arrington, Sr.

Arrington graduated from Henry McNeal Turner High School in 1959 and went on to attend Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University) on a football scholarship.