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Honorary Degree Recipients 2020s

2022 Honorary Degree Recipients

Mr. Clifford White

Philanthropist

Mr. Clifford White

Mr. Clifford and Mrs. Deborah White are generous benefactors of education and workforce development for young people and adults in Montgomery County. They also support organizations creating opportunities for vulnerable youth and residents in their community. They have supported the Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success (ACES) program since 2012. During this time, they have provided multiyear scholarships for two cohorts of 20 ACES students who began at the College and transferred to the Universities at Shady Grove to complete their bachelor’s degree. Not only have the Whites helped numerous ACES students, they have inspired similar gifts from more than a dozen donors, providing scholarships for an additional 40 students.

Mr. White was a founding partner and financial architect of NEW Corporation (now Asurion Corporation), the world’s largest consumer product protection company. He is now a partner in SWaN Investors, a diversified fund with dozens of investments, including the Washington Nationals Baseball Club and Monumental Sports & Entertainment.

He serves on the board of the Greater Washington Community Foundation, where he helped create the Neighbors in Need Montgomery Fund. He was named their 2017 Montgomery County Philanthropist of the Year. He is also vice chair of Venture Philanthropy Partners, serving vulnerable youth in the National Capital region.

Mr. White earned a bachelor’s degree in business and economics from Lehigh University.