Donor Stories

A new advocate for Clark College Calen D. B. Ouellette returned to the Pacific Northwest to become Clark College Foundation’s new chief executive officer and chief advancement officer, where he [...]

5 minute read Educators passionate about supporting Clark For 36 years, Ed Bedecarrax worked at City College of San Francisco, teaching anatomy and physiology and environmental sciences and then [...]

5 minute read Boschma family reflects on their past as Clark College breaks ground on future satellite campus As the ceremonial gold shovels cut into the warm June earth on a once active dairy [...]

Clark receives nine industrial robots from SEH America   A global manufacturing company has donated nine industrial robotic arms and controllers to Clark’s mechatronics department.   “These [...]

Thank you US Bank Foundation for encouraging Clark College students to save money and become financially savvy. A grant from US Bank Foundation supports Clark’s comprehensive financial wellness [...]

Dee Anne Finken, retired journalism professor, is writing voters’ guides and researching the decline of local newspapers Dee Anne Finken retired almost four years ago from Clark College. She was [...]

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe committed to a $246,000 grant over three years in November through its Cowlitz Tribe Education and Arts Fund in support of Clark’s Veterans Resource Center (VRC). The [...]

  “I don’t know that I ever served with or know of anybody that has more integrity than Al (Bauer).” ~ U.S. Rep. Dennis Heck Washington’s education senator Cattle rancher, lawmaker, teacher, [...]

Local philanthropists help Clark students avoid debt, stay in college By Claire Sykes   Hailey Runyon wanted to prove she could support herself and earn her own way, just like her father had [...]

Cattle rancher, lawmaker, teacher, education advocate and donor upped access for students across Washington   By Lily Raff McCaulou     In 1948, regretting his decision to work in [...]