[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1955]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO CHANCELLOR TIMOTHY P. WHITE

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 18, 2012

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to an 
individual whose dedication and contributions to southern California 
and higher education are exceptional. The University of California has 
been fortunate to have dynamic and dedicated community leaders who 
willingly and unselfishly give their time and talent and make their 
communities a better place to live and work. Chancellor Timothy P. 
White is one of these individuals. After four years of service to the 
University of California, Riverside (UCR), he will be leaving the 
University of California to take a new post as Chancellor of the 
California State University system.
  Chancellor White was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He later 
immigrated to northern California, and is a first-generation college 
student who has matriculated within every college system in California. 
After beginning at Diablo Valley Community College, he earned a 
Bachelor's Degree from Fresno State University, a Master's from Cal 
State Hayward (East Bay), and a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology at the 
University of California, Berkeley. He previously held positions as 
Professor and Chair of the Department of Human Biodynamics at UC 
Berkeley, and as Professor and Chair of the Department of Movement 
Science and research scientist in the Institute of Gerontology at the 
University of Michigan. White had previously served as Dean, Provost, 
and Executive Vice President at Oregon State University, and came to 
UCR from the University of Idaho, where he had been President since 
August 2004. There he established a strategic direction to further the 
university's role as the state's land-grant and flagship research 
university. He is internationally recognized for his work in muscle 
plasticity, injury, and aging.
  One of the many accomplishments during Chancellor White's tenure at 
UCR was the University's successful receipt of ``preliminary 
accreditation'' from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the 
national accrediting body for educational programs leading to the M.D. 
degree in U.S. and Canadian medical schools. This was UCR's second 
attempt to gain accreditation for an independent, four-year medical 
school. This momentous achievement was made possible due to the 
tremendous efforts of Chancellor White and the future Dean of the 
Medical School, Dr. G. Richard Olds, in partnership with local, state 
and federal officials, as well as community and business leaders. UCR 
will be able to recruit students for the charter class of 50 medical 
students, enrolling in August 2013.
  UCR has also gained national and international recognition for 
excellence in research, teaching and service under Chancellor White's 
tenure. UCR is ranked among the top 200 campuses around the globe in 
both the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities and 
the Times Higher Education rankings, and was recognized for its 
exceptional commitment to public service by Washington Monthly. Other 
accomplishments include the creation of a strategic plan to guide the 
institution, the announcement of the new School of Public Policy, 
growth of campus enrollment to almost 21,000 students, and new levels 
of achievement and accomplishment by faculty and students alike. In 
addition, under Chancellor White's guidance, Riverside was selected to 
host the new UCPath project, which will consolidate basic human 
resources operations across the entire UC system as a permanent cost-
saving measure.
  I have come to know Chancellor White well through many years working 
together on a variety of educational issues in Riverside. I can 
personally attest to the Chancellor's incredible work-ethic, 
professionalism, and positive attitude. He is married to Dr. Karen N. 
White, who is an Associate of the Chancellor and an assistant clinical 
Professor for the UCR Biomedical Sciences Program. She has been a great 
advocate on behalf of our veterans through the Operation Education 
Scholarship Program, which she founded and established on the UCR 
campus in 2010. They have four sons.
  In light of all Chancellor White has done for the University of 
California and the Inland Empire, it is only fitting that he be honored 
as he continues his service to higher education. Chancellor White's 
tireless passion for public service and higher education has 
contributed immensely to the betterment of our region and the state and 
I am proud to call him a fellow community member, American and friend. 
I know that many community members are grateful for his service and 
salute him as he moves onto the next phase of his life.

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