Marshall Clinard

MARSHALL BARRON CLINARD Marshall Barron Clinard died at St. Vincent's Hospital in Santa Fe, NM on May 30, 2010, after having a heart attack at home two days before, at age 98. He was born in Boston, MA on November 12, 1911, the son of Gladys Barron and Andrew Marshall Clinard. Marshall was educated at Governor Dummer Academy, Stanford University (BA '32, MA '34), and the University of Chicago (PhD '41, Sociology). Between 1941-1945 he worked as Chief Criminal Statistician for the US Census Bureau and in the enforcement department of the Office of Price Administration. He taught at the University of Iowa, Vanderbilt University, and for 34 years at the University of Wisconsin/Madison. At the University of Wisconsin he received many teaching awards and was a popular professor who attracted many students. He had 17 PhD students. In 1957, he published Sociology of Deviant Behavior, a major text book now in its 14th edition and still widely used. He wrote 11 books and over 40 articles. He was widely recognized for his work on corporate crime; his book Corporate Crime was republished in 2005. He married Ruth Blackburn in 1937 and they had three children, Marsha Ruth, Lawrence Marshall, and Stephen Andrew. During his Wisconsin years he worked in Sweden for a year as a Fulbright Research Professor studying prisons; he spent 3 years working in India for the Ford Foundation in Urban Community Development; he taught a year at Makerere University in Uganda under a Rockefeller Foundation Grant; and he spent a year in Switzerland studying crime under a National Science Foundation Grant. He received numerous awards and was an active member of his professional organizations. He was a member of the American Sociological Society and was the President of the Society of Social Problems, among others. He served on several United Nations Congresses. He was awarded an Honorary LL.D. from the University of Lausanne, the Donald Cressey Award, the Edwin H. Sutherland Award for Distinguished Contributions to Criminology from the American Society of Criminology, and the Gilbert Geis Lifetime Achievement Award. After retiring in 1979, he and Ruth lived in Santa Fe for 10 years and then in Santa Barbara, CA. When Ruth died in 1999, Marshall returned to Santa Fe where he married and continued traveling, writing, and keeping engaged in the world. His zest for life, including a love of nature, the mountains, photography, hiking, family, and mankind contributed to his vigor right up to the moment of his death. He was a member of the Unitarian-Universalist Society. Marshall is survived by his second wife, Arlen Runzler Westbrook, whom he married January 15, 2002. She resides in Santa Fe and in Delmar, NY. He is also survived by two children: Marsha Clinard (spouse: Charlie Boast) and Stephen Clinard (spouse: Paula Giordano); by four grandchildren: (Eric and Marshall Schacht and Amy and Andrew Clinard); and by five great grandchildren: (Madison, Kayley, Noelle, Wade, and Tanner). A son, Lawrence Clinard, preceded him in death. Private services are planned. The family requests no flowers. Marshall had a special interest in and supported Doctors Without Borders, Stanford University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Wisconsin/Madison. Arrangements are under the direction of Berardinelli Family Funeral Service 1399 Luisa Street, Santa Fe, NM 87505 (505)984-8600