People White, John F. (John Francis), 1917-2005

John F. White

John F. (Jack) White (October 11, 1917 in Waukegan, Illinois – April 22, 2005 Virginia Beach, Virginia) was president of the Cooper Union from 1969 until 1979, President of National Educational Television and was a special assistant at the ASPEN Institute. John F. White was born on October 11, 1917 in Waukegan, Illinois to the Reverend Edward Sydney and Lilah McCormick White. He was educated at the Harvard School for Boys and Hyde Park High School. He received his B.A. from Lawrence College in Appleton, Wisconsin in 1941. In 1944, he received his master's degree at the University of Chicago. During the early 1960s, White received several honorary degrees including an LH.D. from Lawrence College in 1961 and a LL.D. from Cornell College in Iowa in 1964. He married Joan Glasow in May 1943 with whom he would have three children: Susan, Michael, and Christopher. Read more at Wikipedia...

Born: 1917, Waukegan
Died: 2005

Occupation(s): school counselor, director, dean of students, vice president, general manager, president, consultant, broadcaster
Employer(s): Illinois Institute of Technology, Lawrence University, Case Western Reserve University, WQED, National Educational Television, Cooper Union, Aspen Institute
Associated Place(s): United States

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