Jil and Jack L. Stark '57 GP'11

Jack L. Stark is a CMC alumnus from the class of 1957 who earned his BA in literature and economics from CMC in 1957. After serving as a captain in the United States Marine Corps for three years, he joined the CMC staff in 1961 as director of alumni relations. He was soon promoted to be the chief assistant to founding president George Benson. Jack served as president of Claremont McKenna College from 1970 until 1999. He was CMC’s third president. Jack has been presented with honorary degrees by Claremont McKenna College and the University of Redlands. The CMC Board of Trustees named one of the dormitories Stark Hall in honor of Jack and Jil Stark. Upon his retirement in 1999, the Board of Trustees honored Jack with the title President Emeritus of Claremont McKenna College and was named a life member of the Board. Jack and his wife, Scripps College alumna Jil Harris Stark, have four children.