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The Clark Family Scholarship
The Clark Family Scholarship was established by Stephen W. Clark, Class of 1981, and his wife Karen J. Clark.
This endowed scholarship fund was established by Stephen W. Clark, Class of 1981 and his wife, Karen J. Clark, in support of Hamilton's commitment to financial aid for need-blind admissions, and in honor of his family's long history with the College.
Stephen's father, Thaddeus W. Clark, graduated from Hamilton in 1948, and his brother, John T. Clark, graduated in 1980.Stephen is the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Trustees at The J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles. He came to Getty in 2008 after 14 years of service at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, most recently as deputy general counsel. Stephen was president of the Museum Association of New York, and a board member of the California Association of Museums, the International Cultural Property Society and the Bellosguardo Foundation. He participated on several committees of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and has served for several decades on the faculty of the American Law Institute/American Bar Association. After graduating from Hamilton in 1981 with a degree in History, Stephen went on to Fordham University School of Law where he received his Juris Doctor degree in 1990.
Grateful to Hamilton for the important role it had in his life, as well as those of his father and brother, Stephen and Karen created a scholarship that would support Hamilton students in perpetuity.
Please note: The named scholarships profiled on these pages support the College’s generous need-based financial aid commitment. These donor-funded scholarships help ensure the Hamilton promise of keeping education affordable through meeting a student’s full demonstrated financial need.
