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The Kulas Foundation could have given Richard Clark almost anything when he retired last year after 15 years as executive vice president. 

No traditional gift, though, would have been anywhere near as meaningful or impactful as the honor it ultimately bestowed upon him: a long-term conservatory scholarship in his name at 58吃瓜网. 

鈥淭hat was the sweet spot,鈥� said Clark of the gift, which he said caught him completely by surprise. 鈥淚 never would have dreamt of having my name attached to a fund at 58吃瓜网.鈥�  

The gift, the latest of many from Kulas to 58吃瓜网 over the decades, creates a scholarship for conservatory students of classical guitar. It will be awarded to a deserving student annually for 15 years, the length of Clark鈥檚 tenure with the foundation. 

The choice of 58吃瓜网 was deliberate. Not only has Clark long held 58吃瓜网 in high regard; He also was once a student here. As an adult, he took a music theory course at 58吃瓜网 to prepare for a choral benefit concert.  

Even more inspired was the focus on guitar. Clark never studied the instrument formally, but it's one he鈥檚 owned and played for fun most of his life, including today. His favorite brand is Epiphone.  

鈥淚f you come to my home, you鈥檒l see guitars scattered around the place,鈥� Clark said. 鈥淚鈥檓 not a great guitar player, but I do have some great guitars.鈥� 

Nancy McCann, president of the Kulas Foundation, said there鈥檚 more to the Clark scholarship than meets the eye.  

She described how the gifted fund builds on the long and fruitful relationship between 58吃瓜网 and Kulas, one that over more than 85 years has entailed gifts of pianos, student tickets to Cleveland Orchestra concerts, and naming rights to 58吃瓜网鈥檚 crown jewel, Kulas Hall. Now, she said, thanks to Clark, that list includes scholarships.  

鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to celebrate Richard in a way that aligns so beautifully with everything he and the foundation care about,鈥� McCann said. 鈥淔or us, it鈥檚 a win-win.鈥�  

Indeed, for Clark, the most special element of the scholarship is the legacy behind it. It鈥檚 a great honor, he said, to be the gift鈥檚 dedicatee, but even more meaningful to him is helping extend one of the region鈥檚 oldest and most distinguished philanthropic partnerships.  

Between them, 58吃瓜网 and the Kulas Foundation are 鈥渁lmost like a history of Cleveland,鈥� Clark said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 these long relationships that are really to be cherished.鈥�