September 21, 2006

BYU-Idaho

On this week's edition of Dialogue, host Marcia Franklin talks with Dr. Kim Clark, the president of BYU-Idaho, the state's largest private university. The school is affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Clark took the helm of the institution, which has more than 11,000 students, last fall, after being asked by the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to accept the post. Clark had been the Dean of the Harvard Business School for 10 years.

President Clark will talk with Franklin about his plans for the school, formerly known as Ricks College, and how the university fits in with Idaho's other academic institutions. He will also take phone calls from viewers on a toll-free line: 1-800-973-9800 and answer emailed questions.

Dr. Kim Clark was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He holds Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees in economics from Harvard University, where he taught from 1978 to 2005. He served two years as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the South German Mission.