Mr. Jerry Clark

Mr. Clark is a Lecturer in the Agricultural Education & Communication Department. Mr. Clark supervises student teachers on-site at their assigned high schools and works with other departmental student organizations.

He grew up in Grass Valley California.  He was a member of 4-H and an active member of the Nevada Union FFA Chapter serving in chapter office, on the Parli Pro team, and as a member of the Meats, Livestock, and Land Judging teams

Mr. Clark attended Sierra Community College in Rocklin, where he was active in the Sierra Aggies Club, captain of the horseshoe team, and received an AA degree in Agriculture.  He then attended Cal Poly, SLO, for four years earning a BS Degree in Agricultural Business Management, an MS Degree in Agriculture, and an Agriculture Teaching Credential.  He also has supplementary credentials in Biological Science and Business.  A very exciting first year of teaching was completed at Galt High School followed by 30 tremendously rewarding years at Templeton High School where he served as department chair and FFA Advisor, and four years here at Cal Poly as a Teacher in Residence in Ag Education.  Mr. Clark has spent eight years as a lecturer in the Ag Science Major.

 

"Teaching in the Agricultural Education & Communication Department is an honor", said Mr. Clark. He brings "recency" acquired through experience in the high school classroom to the AgEd students here at Cal Poly.   "Having well qualified, excited, and prepared young teaching professionals leaving Cal Poly for the job market should always be the goal."

 

Mr. Clark and his wife, Pam, have four grown children.  Spare time finds Mr. Clark traveling the Western United States in the family 5^th Wheel, Jeeping, gardening, woodworking, fishing and hunting, and producing club lambs.