Hall of Fame
Tom Dolan has dedicated nearly half of a century to Clark University. He transferred to the University from the College of the Holy Cross and received the Whitman Scholarship, awarded to the individual with the potential to make a significant contribution to Clark Athletics.
Dolan played three varsity sports (basketball, baseball, tennis). Four decades later he rose to the position of senior vice president at the University. Known to alumni and friends as “Mr. Clark,” he served Clark with distinction in several capacities.
On the basketball court, Dolan was a two-year player. Well-respected by teammates and coaches, he was team captain and received the squad’s 1962 Most Valuable Player Award. Dolan also earned varsity letters in baseball and tennis. As a senior, he received the Athletic Department’s Fred Hebert Trophy for outstanding contributions to the athletic program.
Following graduation in 1962, Dolan stayed at Clark and earned a master's degree in education the following year. He spent the next 42 years serving in various capacities at Clark, including director of admissions, director of financial aid, director of alumni affairs, director of the Clark Fund, vice president of development, vice president of alumni affairs and planned giving, and senior vice president. A tireless worker, he retired in 2004, having earned several honors and awards along the way. He received the Alumni Association's Distinguished Service Award and he was made an honorary faculty member.
The Thomas M. Dolan ‘62 Awards are now given annually to the male and female senior students who have demonstrated exemplary service and commitment to Clark and who have outstanding potential to become future leaders of the University and the Alumni Association.
In 2003, the University named the new field house in honor of both Tom and his wife Joan, a member of the Clark class of 1960.
Tom and Joan make their home in West Boylston, Mass. Their sons followed them to Clark with Thomas graduating in 1979 and Brian earning a master of business administration in 1987.
