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Dr. Jerry E. Clark Dr. Clark was
born and raised in Central Iowa and graduated from Ames High School. He went
to the now defunct Westmar College in LeMars where he took his B.A. with
majors in Sociology and History. With no bids from any major league team, all
of whom accurately assessed his rather mediocre baseball skills; he went to
the University of Wisconsin where he got a masters degree in History. While teaching
at a junior college in Marshalltown, Iowa and a Luther College in Decorah,
Iowa for four years, he discovered the exciting world of archeology and
anthropology. Clark then enrolled at the University of Kentucky where
he took a Ph.D. in Anthropology. He taught two years at Blackburn College in
Carlinville, Illinois and came to Creighton in 1976 where he has been ever
since. Dr. Clark’s
academic interests began in the study of Native American Cultures. He has
written a book on the Shawnee based on his dissertation research. After
receiving a Fullbright Fellowship to Indonesia, he has developed a long-term
interest in the cultures of Asia as well. More recently he has converted his
passion for baseball into another academic interest in the anthropology of
sport. Dr. Clark
loves to travel and experience other cultures and people and has made several
trips to Europe as well as Asia. In addition to travel one of his favorite
leisure time activities is attending baseball games. He has written three
books on baseball in recent years and is presently working on a manuscript on
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