Holdings President B. Joseph White (2005-09) B. Joseph White Papers Finding Aid By Chloe Attrell
Title: B. Joseph White Papers, 1970-2009
ID: 2/16/1
Primary Creator: B. Joseph White
Extent: 1.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: Alphabetically.
Date Acquired: 01/14/2026
Subjects: Foundation, University of Illinois, Installation, Presidents, University
Papers of B. Joseph White, 16th President of the University of Illinois (2005-2009). Contains: inauguration materials, including DVD recording of White's inaugural address, planning documents, correspondence, and contracts; publicity and interviews (recordings on cassette and floppy disks with transcripts); University administration and budget reports; and White's manuscript "Reptiles, Mammals and Brilliant Hybrid Leaders."
See Record Series 2/16/809 Installation Publications for other materials related to White's inauguration as President of the University of Illinois.
President Bernard Joseph White took office in January 2005. He graduated magna cum laude in international economics from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and later earned an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School and a doctorate from the University of Michigan in business administration. He served for three decades at the University of Michigan as professor of organizational behavior and industrial relations, dean of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, and interim president. His private-sector experience includes six years at Cummins Inc. in Indiana, first as vice president for management development and then as vice president for personnel and public affairs.
B. Joseph White announced his resignation on September 23, 2009, following an admissions controversy on the Urbana campus that lasted several months. He returned to teaching and is on the faculty of the College of Business on the Urbana campus where he is James Towey Professor of Business and Leadership. He was awarded the rank of president emeritus in January 2010.
[Source: University of Illinois System: President's Office, https://www.uillinois.edu/president/presidential_history/white]
Repository: University of Illinois Archives
Acquisition Source: University of Illinois President's Office
Related Materials: Installation Publications, University Archives Record Series 2/16/809. For more information please see https://archon.library.illinois.edu/archives/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=3530.
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/0216001.pdf
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