University of Georgia Athletics
Ted White Receives N4A Distinguished Service Award
June 16, 2015 | General
June 16, 2015 ATHENS, Ga. --- Ted White, the UGA Athletic Association's Senior Associate Athletic Director for Student Development, received the National Association of Academic Advisors of Athletics (N4A) Distinguished Service Award at the organization's convention in Orlando, Fla., last weekend.
The N4A annually presents the award to "a member who has demonstrated significant leadership, steadfast dedication, and a high level of service to the Association as recognized by their peers." Selection is based on individuals who have served in N4A leadership positions at the regional or national level and contributions above and beyond the normal service required by those positions of leadership.
White has overseen UGA's Rankin M. Smith, Sr., Student-Athlete Academic Center since May 2006. He is responsible for the athletic association's academic support staff and its efforts for UGA's student-athletes in all 21 intercollegiate sports. White also serves as sport facilitator for Georgia's baseball and equestrian programs.
During White's tenure, the graduation success rate (GSR) for Georgia's student-athletes has risen from 64 percent to 84 percent. Included that span are increases of 41 percent to 82 percent among football players from 2005 to 2013 and from 19 percent to 71 percent among men's basketball players from 2005 to 2014.
This spring, UGA's student-athletes posted a 3.05 grade point average and since 2011, the combined GPA is 3.01. Prior to 2009, UGA student-athletes had never earned a term average of 3.0 or higher.
In addition, since White came to Athens Georgia has produced 39 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in seven different sports.
Prior to arriving in Athens, White served as Director of the Academic Center for Student-Athletes at LSU for three years, as Director of Academic Support at the University of California, Berkeley and as Coordinator of Academics and Eligibility at the University of California, Davis.
White earned a bachelor's degree in communication from the University of California, San Diego, where he was a member of the baseball team, and a master's in sport management from the University of Richmond.
The N4A annually presents the award to "a member who has demonstrated significant leadership, steadfast dedication, and a high level of service to the Association as recognized by their peers." Selection is based on individuals who have served in N4A leadership positions at the regional or national level and contributions above and beyond the normal service required by those positions of leadership.
White has overseen UGA's Rankin M. Smith, Sr., Student-Athlete Academic Center since May 2006. He is responsible for the athletic association's academic support staff and its efforts for UGA's student-athletes in all 21 intercollegiate sports. White also serves as sport facilitator for Georgia's baseball and equestrian programs.
During White's tenure, the graduation success rate (GSR) for Georgia's student-athletes has risen from 64 percent to 84 percent. Included that span are increases of 41 percent to 82 percent among football players from 2005 to 2013 and from 19 percent to 71 percent among men's basketball players from 2005 to 2014.
This spring, UGA's student-athletes posted a 3.05 grade point average and since 2011, the combined GPA is 3.01. Prior to 2009, UGA student-athletes had never earned a term average of 3.0 or higher.
In addition, since White came to Athens Georgia has produced 39 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in seven different sports.
Prior to arriving in Athens, White served as Director of the Academic Center for Student-Athletes at LSU for three years, as Director of Academic Support at the University of California, Berkeley and as Coordinator of Academics and Eligibility at the University of California, Davis.
White earned a bachelor's degree in communication from the University of California, San Diego, where he was a member of the baseball team, and a master's in sport management from the University of Richmond.
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