klˈɑːɹk wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə kɐnˈeɪdiən pəlˈɪɾɪkəl sˈaɪəns ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt ænd ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə kɐnˈeɪdiən sˌoʊsɪˈɑːlədʒi ænd ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒi ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən.
Clark was elected president of the Canadian Political Science Association in 1958 and honorary president of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association in 1967.