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Bill Clarkson

Bill Clarkson

President (ret.), Westminster Schools
Atlanta, Georgia

2015-2018, 2019-2022

Bill Clarkson has over 30 years’ experience leading independent co-educational college preparatory schools and is steadfastly committed to the highest standards of education.

He previously served as President of The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Georgia and as Headmaster of The Potomac School in McLean, Virginia. He is a Director of The R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation and a member of the Board of Advisors of Carney, Sandoe & Associates. Bill has served as Board Chair of the Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education and on the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of General Theological Seminary.

In addition, he has served on the Board of Trustees of the Atlanta Children’s Shelter, Woodberry Forest School, Woodruff Arts Center, Volunteer Center of Dallas; the Board of Visitors of Emory University and the Board of Visitors of Agnes Scott.

He is an Episcopal priest with a BA from Duke University, an M.Div. from The General Theological Seminary, and a D.Min. from Southern Methodist University.

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Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. – Aristotle

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If you think you’re too small to make a difference, you haven’t spent a night with a mosquito.  – African Proverb

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The highest result of education is tolerance.  – Helen Keller

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One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen, can change the world.  – Malala Yousafzai

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Secondary school in Cameroon is not mandatory resulting in a large gap between school capacity and the number of potential students. You can help change that!

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EDUCATION yields a larger impact than ANY other form of help or aid we can give to improving health, raising income, promoting gender equality, and reducing overall poverty.

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For every year a child goes to school, HIV rates decrease, income potential and employment rates increase, girls marry later, early pregnancies decrease, and health is elevated for the entire family.

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In Cameroon there is only one teacher for every 45.6 primary school students. In SECONDARY SCHOOL the number increases to nearly 100 STUDENTS PER TEACHER.

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