Professor R. Wilburn Clouse to retire

Camilla Meek

R. Wilburn Clouse, Ph.D., Professor of Education, Emeritus Appointed to Peabody College as an assistant professor of library science in 1970, R. Wilburn Clouse has completed a 40-year professional career at Vanderbilt University. He received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from David Lipscomb University, his master's degree in economics from Middle Tennessee State University, and his Ph.D. in educational administration from Peabody College (before its merger with Vanderbilt).

Following the 1979 merger of Peabody College and Vanderbilt University, Clouse made the transition to courses concentrating upon organizational dynamics and entrepreneurial behavior. As a faculty member in the Department of Leadership, Policy and Organizations, he has guided dozens of graduate and undergraduate students into productive careers in industry and academia.

As both a Coleman Senior Scholar and a Sam Walton Free Enterprise Fellow, he has been recognized widely throughout the United States for his insights into entrepreneurial training and the establishment of organizational incentives for entrepreneurial behavior. He has served on numerous boards of entrepreneurial organizations and has edited a variety of entrepreneurial journals.