Sport(s) | Track and field & Cross country |
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Current position | |
Title | Athletic director |
Team | Duke University |
Conference | ACC |
Biographical details | |
Born |
Amityville, New York |
September 25, 1950
Alma mater |
St. Joseph's College Central Michigan University Southern Illinois University |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2008–Present | Duke University |
2000–2008 | Notre Dame |
1996–2000 | Arizona State University |
1991–1996 | Tulane University |
1987–1991 | University of Maine |
1982–1987 | Loras College |
Kevin Michael White (born September 25, 1950) is the Director of Athletics at Duke University. He has held this position since May 30, 2008. White succeeded Joe Alleva as the Blue Devils' AD when Alleva accepted the same position at Louisiana State University.
He held similar positions at the University of Notre Dame, Arizona State University, Tulane University, the University of Maine, and Loras College.
White is a career educator, having started as a high school coach and teacher at Gulf High School, in New Port Richey, Florida. Holding a Ph.D. in education, White taught management courses at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business in the MBA program during spring semesters of his tenure at the school.
As a coach, White served at Southeast Missouri State University (1981–1982) as the head track and field coach, and as assistant track and field and cross country coach at Central Michigan University (1976–1980). His coaching career started at Gulf High School as the cross country and track coach and assisting with the football and wrestling programs. While at Loras College he originated the National Catholic Basketball Tournament.
White was born in Amityville, New York. Earning a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1972 from St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana, White went on to earn a master's degree in athletics administration from Central Michigan University in 1976. He completed his Ph.D. in 1983 at Southern Illinois University with an emphasis in higher education administration. He has done postdoctoral work at Harvard University in the Institute for Educational Management.