Howard A. White
Howard Ashley White | |
|---|---|
| President of Pepperdine University | |
| In office 1978–1985 | |
| Preceded by | William S. Banowsky |
| Succeeded by | David Davenport |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 28, 1913 Cloverdale, Lauderdale County, Alabama |
| Died | February 1, 1991 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Maxcine Feltman |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | David Lipscomb College (AA) Tulane University (BA), (MA), (PhD) |
Howard A. White (September 28, 1913 - February 1, 1991)[1][2] was an American historian and academic administrator. He served as the president of Pepperdine University from 1978 to 1985.
Early life
[edit]White was born on September 28, 1913, in Cloverdale, Alabama. He graduated from David Lipscomb College in 1932, and he earned a master's degree and PhD in history from Tulane University, finishing in 1953.[3][4][5] From 1933 to 1942, White served as a preacher at a number of Church of Christ congregations in Mississippi.[6]
Career
[edit]White was a minister of the Churches of Christ in New Orleans, Louisiana while he was still in graduate school.[4] He was described as an "evangelist" at the Carrollton Avenue Church of Christ in 1951.[4]
White began his academic career as a professor of history at David Lipscomb College in 1953. In 1958, he joined the history faculty at George Pepperdine College as chair of the social sciences division.[6] He published literature about the Reconstruction era.[3] White served the university in a number of roles, including as executive vice president,[7] and he founded the school's program in Heidelberg in 1963.[8]
White served as the president of Pepperdine University from 1978 to 1985.[3] During the course of his presidency, "Pepperdine's financial resources more than doubled during White's presidency, from $90 million to more than $208 million."[9] His tenure also saw the addition of 200 acres to the school's Malibu campus, the construction of a considerable number of buildings on campus—including Eddy D. Field Stadium—and the 1984 Summer Olympics, which took place, in part, at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool.[10] He was succeeded by David Davenport.
Personal life and death
[edit]White married Maxcine Feltman in June 1952. She died in 1973.[6] They had two sons.[3] White died in 1991 in Los Angeles, at 77.[3]
Selected works
[edit]- White, Howard A. (1970). The Freedmen's Bureau in Louisiana. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press. OCLC 754337933.
References
[edit]- Baird, David (2016). Quest for distinction : Pepperdine University in the 20th century. Malibu, California: Pepperdine University Press. ISBN 9780997700404.
- ^ "The Finding Aid of the Howard A. White Papers 0010". Online Archive of California. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Howard Ashley White". History of the Restoration Movement. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Folkart, Burt A. (February 3, 1991). "Howard A. White; Ex-Pepperdine Chief". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Gospel Meetings at Church of Christ". The Kingsport Times. June 29, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Baird 2016, p. 408–409.
- ^ a b c Baird 2016, p. 409.
- ^ Baird 2016, p. 363–364.
- ^ Baird 2016, p. 146.
- ^ "Past Pepperdine Presidents: Howard A. White". Pepperdine University. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ Baird 2016, p. 476.