Bunny Clark joined The Ohio State University in 1981 as a faculty member for the university’s physics department, eventually becoming a professor in 1986. Throughout her time at Ohio State, she was a tireless advocate for women in physics. She was part of the inaugural President’s Commission on Women and served as chair of the American Physical Society (APS) Committee on the Status of Women in Physics and as a member of the APS Committee on Minorities. Clark published dozens of papers throughout her life, made many successful contributions to her field of nuclear theoretical physics.
Clark’s main passion was mentoring students and faculty. Clark and her husband created the Bunny and Thomas Clark Scholarship Endowment Fund, which awards scholarships to both undergraduate and graduate students with a concerted effort to recognize high standards and achievement among female undergraduate physics and engineering physics majors.
Her many honors included being awarded Distinguished University Professor, Ohio State’s highest honor for a faculty member. She was also an American Physical Society Fellow and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow. Clark received the Fowler Award for Excellence in Nuclear Physics from the Ohio Section of the American Physical Society in 1999. She was also member of the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame. Clark retired from Ohio State in 2007 and passed away in October 2015.