ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv sˌoʊsɪˈɑːlədʒi, jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd ðɪ ɛndˈaʊd "ˈɛs.dˈiː. klˈɑːɹk tʃˈɛɹ" ɪn hɪz ˈɑːnɚ.
In 1999, the Department of Sociology, University of Toronto instituted the endowed "S.D. Clark Chair" in his honour.