Clark has served as associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Music since 1995. Prior to serving as director of the University of Illinois School of Music, Scott served as associate dean for instruction in the Indiana University School of Music and as head of the music program at Rutgers University. He is also a distinguished flutist with an extensive performing career and national awards and honors to his credit. Scott currently serves on the Commission on Accreditation for the National Association of Schools of Music. The UNT College of Music, among the largest in the nation with more than 1,400 music majors and 97 faculty members, is recognized internationally as one of America's foremost institutions for preparing professional musicians in all fields.
Alumni hold positions of leadership and influence throughout the world.
UNT music graduates perform in major opera companies, orchestras, leading recording studios and top-level military bands. They hold teaching positions in colleges, universities and public schools. Former UNT students also are employed in church music positions and in music retail and the commercial music industry, as well as in a host of other musical careers.