{"id":3550,"date":"2021-11-09T20:08:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T20:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=3550"},"modified":"2025-03-27T15:33:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T19:33:06","slug":"the-power-of-accounting-dennis-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2021\/11\/09\/the-power-of-accounting-dennis-clark\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Accounting: Dennis Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3550_26b5eb-ec, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3550_26b5eb-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3550_26b5eb-ec\"]{display:block;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-sm, 0.9rem);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3550_26b5eb-ec mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3550_26b5eb-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3550_26b5eb-ec\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3550_26b5eb-ec img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3550_26b5eb-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3550_26b5eb-ec\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading3550_26b5eb-ec wu-subheading wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-kb-palette-14-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3550_26b5eb-ec\">Dennis Clark | College of Business since 1988<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column3550_743f62-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column3550_743f62-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3550_743f62-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column3550_743f62-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3550_743f62-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3550_743f62-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3550_743f62-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3550_743f62-bd{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3550_743f62-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column3550_743f62-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3550_743f62-bd dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Crunching numbers for Delmarva Power, where he managed the supply chain that kept the regional utility up and running, led Dennis Clark to teach accounting, auditing, and principles of management courses at the New Castle campus. The way he teaches them, however, was inspired by a professor in the Wilmington College MBA program from which he graduated in 1985 (after earning his bachelor\u2019s here in 1981). \u201cI never gave much thought to teaching until my master\u2019s,\u201d says Clark. \u201cBut I liked the way that Bob Henson, the late Bob Henson, taught his grad school classes. I thought, I\u2019d like to teach with that kind of style.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>What a teacher is.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cWhat I wanted to do in the classroom was, I wanted to bring students to the material. I didn\u2019t want to just assign a book, I wanted to share my working experience. A book can give you the information, but through experience you can understand what that information is all about. Work experience is a true benefit to teaching.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>My favorite course.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cAccounting I, that\u2019s the beginning. Typically, the individuals who are taking that course don\u2019t know anything about accounting. I\u2019m taking a blank sheet of paper and filling it in. That\u2019s a good feeling to know that you can shape and supplement a student\u2019s knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>What changes and what\u2019s constant.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cTechnology has improved significantly from blackboards and overhead projectors. You present and structure information to fit the times. While the principles of accounting have not changed, the principles of management are changing all the time. Businesses are run very differently now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>WilmU and the world.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cWhen I started teaching at Wilmington College, it was very localized. Local working individuals who wanted to better themselves by going to school at night. Today it\u2019s international. Very spread out, very diverse. This school educates many different people, from many different walks of life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The goal.<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cEach semester I\u2019m trying to turn out a classroom of individuals who have learned accounting and can move on in business. If I can reach any of those students, I\u2019m proud, I\u2019ve accomplished what I\u2019ve set out to do. 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