Howard A. White

Howard A. White (September 28, 1913 - February 1, 1991) was an American historian and academic administrator. He served as the president of Pepperdine University from 1978 to 1985.

Early life White was born on September 28, 1913, in Cloverdale, Alabama. He graduated from David Lipscomb College in 1932, and he earned a master's degree and PhD in history from Tulane University, finishing in 1953. From 1933 to 1942, White served as a preacher at a number of Church of Christ congregations in Mississippi.

Career White was a minister of the Churches of Christ in New Orleans, Louisiana while he was still in graduate school. His tenure also saw the addition of 200 acres to the school's Malibu campus, the construction of a considerable number of buildings on campus—including Eddy D. Field Stadium—and the 1984 Summer Olympics, which took place, in part, at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool. He was succeeded by David Davenport.

Personal life and death White married Maxcine Feltman in June 1952. She died in 1973. They had two sons. White died in 1991 in Los Angeles, at 77.

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