Career Summary
White began his faculty career at Michigan in 1975. In the private sector, he served six years (1981–1987) as an officer of Cummins Inc. in Columbus, Indiana, first as vice president for management development and then as vice president for personnel and public affairs. He worked for one year at Fred Alger Management Co., an asset management firm devastated by 9/11.
White has written, taught and spoken extensively on leadership, management, human capital and higher education reform. He is the author of The Nature of Leadership (New York: Amacom, 2007) . He was honored with the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award from the Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relations in 2007, the Leadership Award from the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation in 2005 and a Doctor of Humane Letters degree (honorary) from Wabash College in 2003. White is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Gamma Sigma.
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