October 25, 2002
Gardner-Webb President, Enmeshed in Sports Scandal, Resigns
After six weeks of controversy, Gardner-Webb University's president has announced his resignation. M. Christopher White, who had led the Boiling Springs, N.C., university since 1986, had been criticized by many students, parents, and faculty members since they discovered that he had circumvented the university's honor code two years ago to keep a star basketball player eligible.
In a written statement, Mr. White professed surprise that events had unfolded as they had, expressed no
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