Timothy P. White Named Chancellor
Timothy P. White Named Eighth Chancellor at UCR
The Board of Regents of the University of California has appointed Timothy P. White as the eighth chancellor at the University of California, Riverside. White's appointment begins part-time basis on July 18, 2008. He will start full-time by September 1.
White comes to UCR from the University of Idaho, where he has been president since August 2004. White led the university through some of the most turbulent times.
White had previously served as provost and executive vice president at Oregon State University.
He received his Ph.D. in exercise physiology from UC Berkeley and spent two years as a post-doctoral scholar in physiology at the University of Michigan. He is known internationally for his work in muscle plasticity, injury and aging.