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Thank You, Dr. White
8/31/2021 5:00:00 PM | Athletics
DURHAM – After nearly five decades of exemplary service as a world-class leader, Duke University, Duke Athletics and his collegiate athletics family want to say thank you to Dr. White, for his constant commitment to our coaches, student-athletes and Duke.
During his time in the intercollegiate scene, he has mentored nearly 30 professionals who have gone on to become Athletic Directors and prominent leaders around the country.
White is one of the most experienced, distinguished and honored athletic directors in college sports and oversaw a program that includes 27 varsity sports, more than 700 student-athletes, more than 300 coaches and staff, and a physical education and recreation program that touches nearly every Duke student. Under his leadership, Duke captured eight NCAA championships – women's tennis in 2009, men's basketball in 2010 and 2015, men's lacrosse in 2010, 2013 and 2014, and women's golf in 2014 and 2019 – and 23 ACC titles. In all, 190 Duke squads advanced to NCAA postseason competition during White's Duke tenure. Duke annually ranks among the top institutions in the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings, which reflect an institution's all-around strength in intercollegiate athletics.
White's commitment to academic success is reflected in the strong performance of Duke student-athletes in the classroom and in national measures. In the 2019-20 academic year, 24 of 27 Blue Devil varsity teams earned grade point averages of 3.0 or better during the fall and spring semesters, and Duke established a new league record with 570 ACC Honor Roll selections. Duke has also consistently been at or near the top of the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate and Academic Performance Rate reports, which measure achievement at all NCAA schools, and Duke student-athletes have won Rhodes, Marshall and Fulbright scholarships.
White will continue to serve as an adjunct professor at Duke's Fuqua School of Business, where he teaches a popular course on sports business.
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