Timothy Peter White (born July 9, 1949) is a retired academic administrator and

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. He served as the

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of the

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system from December 2012 to December 2020. He was the chancellor of the

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campus of the

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from 2008 to 2012.

Academic background

White's academic background is in physiology, kinesiology, and human biodynamics, with an emphasis on work in muscle plasticity, injury, and aging. He was a first-generation college student who attended public institutions in California. He began his college career at Diablo Valley Community College in Pleasant Hill, then received his B.A. from

Fresno State University California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a public university in Fresno, California. It is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system. The university had a fall 2020 enrollment of 25,341 students. It offers bache ...

, his master's degree from

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, and earned his Ph.D. at

UC Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of Californi ...

. After earning his Ph.D., White spent two years as a post-doctoral scholar in physiology at the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

before starting his academic career at

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Career

White held positions as professor and chair of the Department of Human Biodynamics at

, and as professor and chair of the Department of Movement Science and research scientist in the Institute of Gerontology at the University of Michigan. He served at

Oregon State University Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant, research university in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees. It has the 10th largest engineering co ...

in Corvallis as provost and executive vice president, with an interim appointment White was named the 16th president of the

University of Idaho The University of Idaho (U of I, or UIdaho) is a public land-grant research university in Moscow, Idaho. It is the state's land-grant and primary research university,, and the lead university in the Idaho Space Grant Consortium. The University ...

in February 2004, and took office His leadership on the

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campus entailed reinvesting resources in support of five key academic priorities: science and technology, liberal arts and sciences, entrepreneurial innovation, the environment, and sustainable design and lifestyle. In 2012 he became chancellor of the 23-campus

system - the largest 4-year public university system in the United States. He launched Graduation Initiative 2025, aimed at increasing graduation rates for first-time and transfer students. In 2019 CSU reported that graduation rates for these groups had hit an all-time high. In October 2019 White announced that he would retire effective June 30, 2020.

Personal

Born in

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, White immigrated to

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and then to

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with his parents when he was young. He was the first in his family to go to college. In May 2011 he appeared on the CBS show ''

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''. During his transition to Idaho in 2004, White had unplanned heart surgery in late May in Corvallis. Experiencing chest pains, he checked himself into

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, had a heart attack, and was rushed into emergency quintuple

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. His recovery delayed his start in Moscow from July

Awards and honors

Partial list of awards and honors * 2022

Clark Kerr Award The Clark Kerr Award, fully the Clark Kerr Award for Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education or the Clark Kerr Medal is an award given to a person who has made "an extraordinary and distinguished contribution to the advancement of higher edu ...

for distinguished leadership in higher education from the

Academic Senate * 1999 - 2000 President, American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education * 1998 American College of Sports Medicine Citation Award * 1997 Alumni of the year, Fresno State University * 1994 - 1995 President, American College of Sports Medicine * 1992 Fellow, American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education * 1989 Sigma Xi * 1983 Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine * 1981 American College of Sports Medicine New Investigator Award * 1970 Graduated magna cum laude,

References

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