Kevin White (coach)

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Dr. Kevin White (born September 25, 1950) is the Director of Athletics at University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. He has held this position since March 13, 2000. He held similar positions at 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 teaches management courses at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business in the MBA program during spring semesters.

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.