Stephen E White

Stephen E. White is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of geography at Kansas State University. Previously, he served as head of the department of geography for 12 years and as associate dean for more than four years. He has authored or co-authored more than 75 articles and book chapters and made more than 125 professional presentations on topics related to migration, population change and economic development in Appalachia as well as demographic and groundwater issues in the American High Plains. In 1991, White received the Distinguished Teaching Achievement Award for Excellence in Geography from the National Council for Geographic Education. He also received the Conoco Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award at K-State in 1988, and the William L. Stamey teaching award in 1989. In 2001, he received the John Fraser Hart Award for Research Excellence from the Contemporary Agriculture and Rural Land Use Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Energy's National Institutes for Global Environmental Change as well as many other sponsors. He is a member of the National Council for Geographic Education, and the Association of American Geographers, where he serves as the delegate to the American Council of Learned Societies. White received his bachelor's degree in 1969, master's degree in 1972, and doctorate in 1974 from the University of Kentucky. He joined K-State in 1975 as an assistant professor of geography. White and his wife, Susan, have two sons Eric and Ben. Both received their master's degrees in geography at Kansas State University.