Kim B. Clark
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| 15th President of BYU-Idaho | |
| Term | August 19, 2005 – Present |
| Predecessor | David A. Bednar |
| Born | March 20, 1949 Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University Harvard University |
| Residence | Rexburg, ID |
| Profession | Professor of business |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Spouse | Sue Lorraine Hunt Clark |
| Website | Office of the President |
Kim B. Clark (born March 20, 1949) is President of Brigham Young University–Idaho. Before this appointment in 2005, Clark served as Dean of the Harvard Business School from 1995 to 2005 and as the George F. Baker Professor of Administration.
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[edit] Academic life
Clark matriculated at Harvard University in 1967 as a pre-med major and left after his freshman year to serve as a missionary in Germany. Upon his return to the U.S., he enrolled at Brigham Young University. After he and his wife married in the Salt Lake Temple in June 1971, Clark resumed his studies at Harvard, where he received his B.A. (1974), MA (1977), and Ph.D. (1978) degrees in economics.[1] Kim B. Clark joined the Harvard faculty in 1978 and served as Dean of the Faculty at Harvard Business School from 1995 to 2005.[2]
While a professor at the Harvard Business School (HBS), Clark's research focused on modularity in design and the integration of technology and competition in industry evolution—particularly within the computer industry. He has published several articles in the Harvard Business Review and other peer-reviewed academic journals. A few of his papers were co-authored with former HBS associate dean and current BYU-Hawaii President Steven C. Wheelwright.[1]
[edit] Church service
Clark has previously served in various church leadership capacities (e.g., bishop, scoutmaster of a church-affiliated troop), elders quorum president, gospel doctrine teacher, and counselor in a stake mission presidency. In 2005, at the call of ecclesiastical leader Gordon B. Hinckley, Clark left the Harvard Business School to accept a position as president of Brigham Young University–Idaho.[3]
Clark was called to be an Area Seventy in the Idaho Area of the LDS Church on March 31, 2007. Clark is an Eagle Scout and a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.[4] He and his wife also have seven children.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Biography - Kim B. Clark". http://drfd.hbs.edu/fit/public/facultyInfo.do?facInfo=bio&facEmId=kclark. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^ a b "Dr. Kim B. Clark". BYU Idaho. http://www.byui.edu/president/inauguration/kimbclark.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^ "Kim B. Clark inaugurated as BYU-Idaho’s fifteenth president". BYU Idaho. http://www.byui.edu/News/NewsReleases2005/051012ClarkInauguration.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^ "Distinguished Eagle Scouts". Scouting.org. http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/02-529.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
[edit] External links
Media related to Kim B. Clark at Wikimedia Commons
| Preceded by David A. Bednar |
President of Brigham Young University-Idaho 2005–present |
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- 1949 births
- American Latter Day Saints
- American educators
- Bishops of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Distinguished Eagle Scouts
- Brigham Young University alumni
- Harvard University alumni
- Harvard Business School faculty
- Living people
- Presidents of Brigham Young University–Idaho
- Area seventies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
