MOSCOW -- The Idaho State Board of Education is pleased to announce Dr. Timothy P. White will serve as the 16th President of the University of Idaho. Dr. White will begin as president on July 1, 2004, taking over from Interim President Gary Michael, who has served in that capacity since Dr. Robert Hoover resigned in June of 2003.
"We have found an exceptionally strong and dynamic leader in Dr. White," said State Board of Education President Blake Hall. "The Board is confident Dr. White will lead the University of Idaho to the next level of excellence."
Jim Hammond, State Board Vice President and head of the University of Idaho presidential screening committee added, "For six months, the State Board of Education and the presidential screening committee combed through 70 applicants to find just the right person to lead the University of Idaho. Dr. White has the experience both academically and administratively to move the University of Idaho ahead. It's a great day for University of Idaho students, faculty and alumni."
Prior to accepting the presidency at the University of Idaho, Dr. White served as Provost and Executive Vice President at Oregon State University in Corvallis. Dr. White served an interim appointment as President from late December 2002 to August 2003. He served five years as Dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences and a Professor of Exercise and Sport Science at Oregon State. Dr. White was also Professor and Chair of the Department of Human Biodynamics at the University of California, Berkeley and Professor and Chair of the Department of Movement Science at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
Dr. White was born in Argentina. His parents emigrated to Canada and then to California when he was young. He is a first-generation college student. Dr. White received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, following baccalaureate and master's degrees from California State University Fresno and Hayward, respectively.
The State Board set Dr. White's salary at $162,000 per year. Consistent with other Idaho university presidents, housing and a car will also be provided, along with a supplemental compensation package paid for by the University of Idaho Foundation. Dr. White will be joined in Moscow by his wife, Karen.
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