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Professor Emeritus Adolph White dies at 83

Nancy J. Ashmore
August 9, 2002

Adolph White
White
Professor Emeritus of Music and longtime chair of the Music Department Adolph White died Wednesday, July 31, at Northfield Retirement Center. He was 83. White taught vocal and instrumental music in public schools in Brooten and St. Cloud, Minn., from 1940 until 1954, when he joined the faculty at St. Olaf. Over the next several decades, he taught music education courses, supervised student teaching in music and served as an administrative assistant to the director of the St. Olaf Choir. He chaired the Music Department from 1967 to 1978, when he retired. White, who earned degrees at the University of Minnesota and Northwestern University, edited Gopher Music Notes, the official periodical of the Minnesota Music Educators Association, from 1947 to 1959. He is survived by his wife, Mary; two daughters; four grandchildren; and a brother and sister-in-law.

Contact David Gonnerman at 507-786-3315 or gonnermd@stolaf.edu.