Eugene G. White, superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS), has been chosen as the Teachers College Outstanding Alumnus for 2007.

He earned a B.S. from Alabama A&M University in 1970, a M.S. from the University of Tennessee in 1971, and an Ed.S. in 1981 from Ball State University, and in 1982, an Ed.D. in education administration and supervision from Ball State.

He was a teacher, coach and school administrator in the Fort Wayne Community Schools for 19 years. He was the first African American high school principal in the Fort Wayne Community Schools, where he served as principal of Wayne High School from 1985 to 1990. In 1990 he became the first African American high school principal of North Central High School in Indianapolis, serving until 1992. He was deputy superintendent of the Indianapolis Public Schools from July 1992 to January 1994. He served as superintendent of the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township for 11 years. In 2005, Dr. White was named superintendent of IPS, the state's largest school district.

During his 38 years in education, Dr. White has served in a number of leadership capacities, including president of the American Association of School Administrators in 2006-2007.

His accomplishments have been honored with several awards, which include the National Association of Black School Educators Superintendent of the Year in 2007; Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents Outstanding Educator in 2006-2007; Ball State's Distinguished Alumni Award in 2005; and the Indiana Superintendent of the Year in 2002.

He is the author of the book, Leadership Beyond Excuses: The Courage to Hold the Rope.

Outstanding Alumni Award Recipients 2000s