Reflections on a Career

Reflections on a Career

When I was serving as President of the University of Utah and then of UC, Clark Kerr was my most valued counselor. No person could have had a better mentor, a closer colleague, a steadier friend, or a more honest critic. And I am sure I am not alone; many others have also benefitted from Kerr’s friendship, generosity of spirit and intelligent, candid, honest advice.   It is very unlikely that we will see his kind again. How fortunate we were that Clark Kerr devoted to the University of California so much of his talent, energy, and remarkable life. (“Driving Mr. Kerr.” California Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, 27). 


Clark Kerr and David P. Gardner at dedication of Clark Kerr campus, UC Berkeley
Clark Kerr and David Gardner at dedication of Clark Kerr campus, 
UC Berkeley, November 1986

Publications and Speeches

Publications

In Memoriam contribution to “Remembering Bob Sproul,” California Monthly, November 1975, 86 (2), p. 6, col. 4.

Driving Mr. Kerr,” California Monthly, February 2004, 4 (4), 22-27.

Clark Kerr: Triumphs and Turmoil,” Research & Occasional Paper Series: CSHE.10.12, UC Berkeley: Center for Studies in Higher Education, July 2012. (Also in Clark Kerr's World of Higher Education Reaches the 21st Century: Chapters in a Special History, ed. Sheldon Rothblatt, Higher Education Dynamics, Vol. 38. New York, NY: Springer, 2012)

Speeches

12-10-84--Remarks for Dedication of R/V Robert Gordon Sproul, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, California

11-12-2009--Remarks to the University of California Commission on the Future of the University, Oakland, California

 
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