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Kevin White Named to NACDA Hall of Fame
4/6/2022 2:30:00 PM | Athletics
CLEVELAND (from NACDA.com) -- Former Duke University Vice President and Director of Athletics Kevin White has been named to the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Hall of Fame. White will be inducted as part of the 2022 class during the 57th Annual NACDA & Affiliates Convention at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on June 27.
The list of inductees includes for 2022 also includes Jeff Bain, Martin Methodist College; Jim Fallis, University of Northern Colorado; Brenda Hampton, Iowa Western Community College; Bill Hogan, Seattle University; Bruce Rasmussen, Creighton University; Dennis Thomas, Hampton University; and Charlie Titus, University of Massachusetts Boston.
White retired as vice president and director of athletics at Duke University in August 2021 after serving in that role since May 31, 2008. He now serves as a professor of business administration at Duke's Fuqua School of Business, where he teaches a popular course on sports business. White initially arrived at Duke after leading Notre Dame's athletics program for eight years, in addition to previously holding AD positions at Arizona State University, Tulane University, the University of Maine and Loras College in Iowa.
White, one of the most experienced, distinguished and honored athletics directors in college sports, oversaw a Duke program that included 27 varsity sports, more than 700 student-athletes, more than 300 coaches and staff, and a physical education and recreation program that touched 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. Individually, 406 student-athletes earned All-America, 764 All-ACC and 331 All-Region or District honors under White.
Several significant facility projects were completed at Duke and led by White, including major renovations to Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium, Blue Devil Tower and the Davis Family Kicking Field at the Brooks Practice Facility, a grand entrance and entertainment space to the front of iconic Cameron Indoor Stadium (Rubenstein Pavilion), the Scott Family Athletics Performance Center that now houses several of Duke athletics' administrative units, as well as new strength and conditioning and sports medicine areas, a ticket office and team merchandise store.
Always in demand as a visionary leader, White currently serves as a member of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Board of Directors. In October 2017, White was selected to chair the newly formed USOPC Collegiate Advisory Council (CAC) to guide and strengthen Olympic sport programming at the collegiate level. The 10-member CAC is charged with bridging the gap between high-contributing collegiate stakeholders and the Olympic and Paralympic Movement.
In 2019-20, White served as the chair of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee. For several years, he was a member of the Advocates for Athletic Equity Board of Directors (formerly BCA) and a representative with the football Bowl Championship Series. In addition, he previously was an ex-officio member of the Sugar Bowl Committee during his tenure at Tulane, was a member of the Rose Bowl Management Committee while at Arizona State, and worked closely with the Fiesta Bowl during his stay in Tempe.
White was recognized as Athletics Director of the Year by NACDA in 2012-13 and 2005-06. He served on the NACDA Executive Committee beginning in 2003, before moving up the Officer ranks and becoming NACDA President for the 2007-08 academic year.
About NACDA: Now in its 57th year, NACDA is the professional and educational Association for more than 22,000 college athletics administrators at more than 2,200 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. NACDA manages 17 professional associations and four foundations. In addition to virtual programming, NACDA hosts five major professional development events in-person annually. The NACDA & Affiliates Convention is the largest gathering of collegiate athletics administrators in the country. For more information, visit www.nacda.com.
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The list of inductees includes for 2022 also includes Jeff Bain, Martin Methodist College; Jim Fallis, University of Northern Colorado; Brenda Hampton, Iowa Western Community College; Bill Hogan, Seattle University; Bruce Rasmussen, Creighton University; Dennis Thomas, Hampton University; and Charlie Titus, University of Massachusetts Boston.
White retired as vice president and director of athletics at Duke University in August 2021 after serving in that role since May 31, 2008. He now serves as a professor of business administration at Duke's Fuqua School of Business, where he teaches a popular course on sports business. White initially arrived at Duke after leading Notre Dame's athletics program for eight years, in addition to previously holding AD positions at Arizona State University, Tulane University, the University of Maine and Loras College in Iowa.
White, one of the most experienced, distinguished and honored athletics directors in college sports, oversaw a Duke program that included 27 varsity sports, more than 700 student-athletes, more than 300 coaches and staff, and a physical education and recreation program that touched 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. Individually, 406 student-athletes earned All-America, 764 All-ACC and 331 All-Region or District honors under White.
Several significant facility projects were completed at Duke and led by White, including major renovations to Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium, Blue Devil Tower and the Davis Family Kicking Field at the Brooks Practice Facility, a grand entrance and entertainment space to the front of iconic Cameron Indoor Stadium (Rubenstein Pavilion), the Scott Family Athletics Performance Center that now houses several of Duke athletics' administrative units, as well as new strength and conditioning and sports medicine areas, a ticket office and team merchandise store.
Always in demand as a visionary leader, White currently serves as a member of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Board of Directors. In October 2017, White was selected to chair the newly formed USOPC Collegiate Advisory Council (CAC) to guide and strengthen Olympic sport programming at the collegiate level. The 10-member CAC is charged with bridging the gap between high-contributing collegiate stakeholders and the Olympic and Paralympic Movement.
In 2019-20, White served as the chair of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee. For several years, he was a member of the Advocates for Athletic Equity Board of Directors (formerly BCA) and a representative with the football Bowl Championship Series. In addition, he previously was an ex-officio member of the Sugar Bowl Committee during his tenure at Tulane, was a member of the Rose Bowl Management Committee while at Arizona State, and worked closely with the Fiesta Bowl during his stay in Tempe.
White was recognized as Athletics Director of the Year by NACDA in 2012-13 and 2005-06. He served on the NACDA Executive Committee beginning in 2003, before moving up the Officer ranks and becoming NACDA President for the 2007-08 academic year.
About NACDA: Now in its 57th year, NACDA is the professional and educational Association for more than 22,000 college athletics administrators at more than 2,200 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. NACDA manages 17 professional associations and four foundations. In addition to virtual programming, NACDA hosts five major professional development events in-person annually. The NACDA & Affiliates Convention is the largest gathering of collegiate athletics administrators in the country. For more information, visit www.nacda.com.
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