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'''Carolyn Joan Clark Pollan''' (born July 12, 1937) is an [[United States|American]] [[politician]] who served as the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representativentativ for a portion of Sebastian County, (which includes the state's second largest city of [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]]) for twelve consecutive two-year terms from 1975 to 1999. Pollan is the longest serving (1) Republican and (2) woman member of the Arkansas legislature in history and (3) the first woman Arkansas legislator to have been named House Associate Speaker Pro Tempore. <ref name=pollanencyc/>

'''Carolyn Joan Clark Pollan''' (born July 12, 1937) is an [[United States|American]] [[politician]] who served as the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representativentativ for a portion of Sebastian County, (which includes the state's second largest city of [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]]) for twelve consecutive two-year terms from 1975 to 1999. Pollan is the longest serving (1) Republican and (2) woman member of the Arkansas legislature in history and (3) the first woman Arkansas legislator to have been named House Associate Speaker Pro Tempore.<ref name=pollanencyc/>

==Biography==

==Biography==

Pollan was born in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], to Rex Clark (1912–1980) and Faith Basye (1911–2002). Her father worked in the [[oil]] fields about Houston and later Refugio (pronounced RE FURY OH) in south Texas. The family moved to Springdale in Washington and Benton counties in northwestern Arkansas, where her father made his living in the [[poultry]] business.

Pollan was born in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], to Rex Clark (1912–1980) and Faith Basye (1911–2002). Her father worked in the [[oil]] fields about Houston and later Refugio (pronounced RE FURY OH) in south Texas. The family moved to Springdale in Washington and Benton counties in northwestern Arkansas, where her father made his living in the [[poultry]] business.

Pollan graduated from Springdale High School in 1955.  She then procured her bachelor's degree from the private]] [[Christianity|Christian]] John Brown University in Siloam Springs (pronounced CY LUM) in Benton County, Arkansas.  She graduated from JBU in 1959 and was a member of the university trustees for more than twenty-five, having previously served as vice chairman. In 1993, Pollan was awarded her [[Ph.D.]] in [[education]] from the accredited on-line [[Walden University]] in [[Minneapolis]],  [[Minnesota]].<ref name=pollanencyc/>

Pollan graduated from Springdale High School in 1955.  She then procured her bachelor's degree from the private]] [[Christianity|Christian]] John Brown University in Siloam Springs (pronounced CY LUM) in Benton County, Arkansas.  She graduated from JBU in 1959 and was a member of the university trustees for more than twenty-five, having previously served as vice chairman. In 1993, Pollan was awarded her [[Ph.D.]] in [[education]] from the accredited on-line Walden University in [[Minneapolis]],  [[Minnesota]].<ref name=pollanencyc/>

===Career===

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