Dean of the College of Human Sciences
Pamela White
Dean, College of Human Sciences
E262 Lagomarcino
515-294-5380
Pam White, University Professor of food science and human nutrition and interim dean of the College of Human Sciences, became permanent dean effective April 16. She succeeds Cheryl Achterberg, who left Iowa State in June 2008 for a dean position at The Ohio State University, Columbus.
White was named interim dean of Iowa State's College of Human Sciences on July 1, 2008. She previously served as interim dean of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences from 2003 to 2005, before it combined with the College of Education to become the College of Human Sciences on July 1, 2005. White continued as interim dean of the new college until Aug. 31 of that year.
White also served as interim department chair of food science and human nutrition from 1995 to 1997. Her research focuses on the oxidization of edible oils and their sensory and chemical changes, uses of antioxidants in oils, and the structure and function of soluble fiber -- all aimed at creating new and improved foods.
White is a former president of the American Oil Chemists' Society and has been recognized by that group for outstanding research accomplishments in fats and oils. She served as associate editor of the Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society for 14 years, and currently serves on the journal's editorial board. She was named a fellow of the American Oil Chemists' Society in 2004.
White earned bachelor's (1972) and master's (1974) degrees from the University of Washington, Seattle; and a doctorate in food technology from Iowa State in 1981. She joined the Iowa State faculty as an instructor in food science and human nutrition in 1975.
