Jack L. Stark
Jack L. Stark was president of Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California from 1970 to 1999. He followed the short-lived tenure of CMC's second president, Howard R. Neville, being followed himself by CMC's fourth and fifth presidents, Pamela Brooks Gann and Hiram E. Chodosh . At the time of his retirement, Stark was the longest serving college president in the state of California.
Stark was himself a 1957 graduate of CMC, later joining the U.S. Marine Corps before returning to CMC as director of alumni relations. He was eventually chosen as assistant to founding president . In 1970 he was chosen as acting president.
Stark continues to serve on the as a life trustee. His contributions to the college are remembered through the , given in recognition of outstanding service to the College, the Alumni Association and to the Alumni of Claremont McKenna College and the Jack L. Stark society, a for CMC donors. Stark Hall, Claremont McKenna's substance-free residence hall, is also named in his honor.
