Larry Clarke

For those of a similar name, see Larry Clark (disambiguation) and Lawrence Clarke (disambiguation).

Larry Denman Clarke, OC (born June 12, 1925) is a Canadian businessman and the founder, president, chief executive officer, and chairman of SPAR Aerospace Limited, the designer of the Canadarm. He is a founding Director of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, and from 1987 to 1991, was the Chancellor of York University.

In 1988, Clarke was made an Officer of the Order of Canada, and in 2004 he was awarded the Canadian Space Agency's Chapman Award for 2004 for "his remarkable contribution to the advancement of the Canadian Space Program".[1]

References

  1. ↑ "CSA - John H. Chapman Award of Excellence". Canadian Space Agency. 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
Academic offices
Preceded by
John Tuzo Wilson		 Chancellor of York University
1986–1991 		Succeeded by
Oscar Peterson