Bro. Samuel Clark ‘62 President

Brother Clark is a member of the Pure Golds Charter Line of 1962 and an honor physics graduate of Norfolk State University (’65). He is a member of numerous honor and technical societies. He completed Masters Study in Physics s at Howard University; post graduate studies in Applied Physics (Howard University); Digital Simulation Language (MIT); Applied Mechanics (MD University); Operations Research (George Washington University) and Management (Federal Office of Management) (1965-1980). He worked as a research physicist for the Defense Army Research Laboratories where he excelled as a project leader, test director and authored more than 160 technical papers, produced several patents in electro-mechanics and materials science, developed, edited and published technical training and video publications on the effects of high altitude electromagnetic radiation on communication systems, and also presented technical papers and presentations as a subject matter expert at National and International conferences. He departed from the federal sector after 15 years of technical and leadership service.
After pursuing a 31 years career in the private sector, he returned to the federal sector and worked for the NOAA National Weather Service as a Leader in their meteorological telecommunications gateway center until retiring in 2018. While in the private sector, he worked for Fortune 50 and small business companies, plus non-profit organizations. For these organizations, he held such positions as Project Manager, Director, Consultant, Chair & Co-Chair of Mil Standards and IEEE NEM publications committees, Department of Transportation Project Director for the DOT Minority Diversity Division’s Mid-Atlantic Region $20B Wilson Bridge Project, Executive Vice President, President, and Vice President of Business Development. He is noted for his technical expertise and innovativeness, which resulted in numerous cost and life savings ideas and products. He has written plus authored numerous papers and briefings for such executives as the Army Research Lab Technical Director, Joint Chief of Staff, and White House status reports for the Secretary of the Department of Transportation.
Notably, Brother Clark adds more than a decade of non-profit support experience and expertise to the PGAUF. He has worked for such non-profit entities as a Math/Science tutor and Director for the Washington Saturday College, which provided education and employment uplift to minorities and underserved youth and adults in the Washington Metro area. He later was a director of Math/Science and teacher/mentor for the Maryland Montgomery County Saturday School. His leadership, tutoring and mentorship acumen resulted in 99% of his students achieving a minimum one grade level improvement, and more than 80% of his students achieving a two grades or more levels of academic success. For these accomplishes, Brother Clark was cited with meritorious community service awards from the District of Columbia and Montgomery County Maryland Boards of Education and County Councils. In his capacity as a consultant, Brother Clark authored a grant proposal for the non-profit Asian American Business Roundtable, which resulted in him working as a cooperative-agreement staff member and Mid-Atlantic Project Director for the Minority Business Development Offices of the Department of Transportation and the Department of Agriculture. For his accomplishments in achieving growth in diversity in small businesses contracts and participation in the DOT $20B construction project and the Department of Agricultures’ Southwest Businesses Development Initiative, he received awards and citations from the Secretaries of Departments of Transportation and Department of Agriculture.