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SCHULENBURG – The Landa Family Education Foundation congratulates the Clark Scholarship recipient from the class of 2024, Nicolas Lopez.
The Landa Family Education Foundation is pleased to partner with the Stanzel Family Foundation in administering the Clark Scholarship. The selected recipient will receive a scholarship of $1,500.00.
A personal note from John C. Landa, Jr., Landa Family Education Foundation, President: Lila and I.E. Clark dedicated their lives to educating and mentoring young people in the Schulenburg community.
The Clarks were our “next door neighbors” across the Navidad River, just southwest of town. Lila Clark was a pleasure, a privilege, and an inspiration to know. She always made our family feel as a welcome part of the community. She was kind, intelligent, had a marvelous sense of humor, and was unfailingly upbeat. A cherished icon of Schulenburg, Lila taught English in the local public schools for some 36 years. She remained an active and vital member of the community until she died at the age of 96.
Our family did not have the opportunity to get to know I.E. Clark, as we did not become “weekenders” to Schulenburg until 2005, but his legacy is well known. He was a Schulenburg High School faculty member for 34 years, where he earned recognition in journalism and drama. I.E. Clark’s UIL one-act plays advanced to state competitions repeatedly, over a span of many years. He founded a family play-publishing business in 1956, which remained active for decades. He helped found Backstage, Inc., a fine arts council covering five counties.
At Lila’s memorial service in 2019 beneath the beautiful Trinity Oaks on her beloved farm, one of her family members remarked on her strong belief that education is the key to success. She and I.E. Clark enriched the community by helping hundreds of young people find their way to success. It is our family’s honor to remember them and help perpetuate their legacy by naming a scholarship in their honor.
