Professional Background
About the Business School
Lawrence (Larry) S. Clark
became dean of the Cameron
School of Business in July 2000.
Prior to UNCW, Mr. Clark was
the business school dean for six
years at Sonoma State
University and for nine years at
LSU Shreveport. Prior to
academia, Mr. Clark was an
Army Judge Advocate (lawyer).
The Cameron School of Business,
accredited by AACSB, has over 65
full-time faculty. The School offers a
B.S. in Business Administration and a
B.A. in Economics. The School offers
four graduate degrees: Professional
MBA, MSA, MS-CSIS and a dualdegree International MBA (with five
European partner universities).
The School is highly-recognized for
its Cameron Executive Network
mentoring program, with over 225
executive mentors.
The School has expanded to the
new CIS Building that features the
Financial Trading Room, the Edward
Jones Financial Lab (“Bloomberg
Room”) and the $1M BB&T Student
Managed Investment Fund.
The H. David & Diane Center for
Business and Economic Services
provides regional economic analysis
and business support, including the
UNCW Entrepreneurship Center.
Community Involvement
Larry Clark
Lawrence S. Clark
Dean
Cameron School of Business
UNC Wilmington
601 S. College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403
Phone: 910/962-7301
Fax: 910/962-3815
clarkl@uncw.edu
Education
L.LM. in Taxation, DePaul
University, 1980
J.D., John Marshall Law
School, 1974
B.A., Economics, Knox
College, 1971.
Mr. Clark is a past board
member and Treasurer for the
New Hanover Regional Medical
Center and past Co-Chair of the
Partners for Economic
Inclusion. He is on the board of
Elderhaus and a member of
Wilmington Downtown Rotary.
Mr. Clark was the first
recipient of the Santa Rosa
(CA.) Chamber of Commerce’s
award for distinguished service
in support of economic
development.
Mr. Clark’s prior service
positions have included:
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Personal Information
Born in Freeport, Illinois
Married to Georgia A. Clark
Daughters Susan and Michelle
Golden Retriever (Alex)
Personal Interests
History of the Tucker automobile
Life of Thomas Jefferson
Restoration architecture
American wine industry
Running, Biking & Reading
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Member, Cape Fear Council
Boy Scouts of America.
Chair, Rohnert Park/Cotati
United Way Board.
Chair, Sonoma Economic
Forum.
Member, Biracial Commission,
Shreveport.
Member, Louisiana
Commission on Corporations
Advisory Committee.
Commissioner, Geneva (IL)
Parks & Recreation District.
Business Accreditation
Mr. Clark is very active with
AACSB International, the
professional business school
accreditation organization, in
the peer review of other
business schools. He has served
on the AACSB Candidacy and
By-Laws Committees.
Academic Associations
Mr. Clark is an active member
of the Southern Business
Administration Association and
the Academy of Legal Studies
in Business. He is a former
President of the Southwestern
Business Dean’s Association.
Academic Activities
Mr. Clark regularly teaches
Business or Labor Relations
Law. His textbook with
McGraw-Hill, Law and
Business, was a top seller for
many years. He oversaw the
development of SSU’s Wine
Business Program in
collaboration with over 100
California wineries. He was
host for nine years to the Turku
(Finland) Executive MBA
Program students for their U.S.
experience. He was twice a
recipient of the LSU-S
Outstanding Faculty Award.