UW-Parkside's White Named Bertram Award Winner
INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) has named Pat White the 2008 recipient of the Dr. Charles Bertram Alumni of Distinction Award. White is a 1995 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, and following a tremendous career as a student-athlete, has made his mark both professionally and within the community. He will be presented the award at the Enterprise Rent-A-Car GLVC Spring Banquet in St. Louis on Tuesday, May 20.
White, a two-time All-American soccer player while at UW-Parkside, went on to play professional soccer with the Milwaukee Wave for 10 years and captured two championship rings. In addition, he played for the US National Futsal Team and has been “capped” eight times while representing his country.
He appeared in the 1996 USA Gold Medal winning CONCACAF Cup team in Guatamala and also played with Team USA in 2004. After winning the gold medal, he went on to play in the FIFA Futsal Championship in Chinese Taipei in December of 2004.
In addition to playing professional indoor soccer with the Wave, White played professionally outdoors for the Milwaukee Rampage “A” League and the Chicago Stingers of the PDSL.
Pat has been a non-stop ambassador for soccer on and off the pitch. He has made hundreds of volunteer personal appearances visiting children in hospitals, at autograph signings, in shopping malls, schools, camps, and many other venues. In the last 10 years, White has visited over 100 schools to share his message about staying in shape, staying away from drugs and staying in school. Some of the charities White has assisted with include the March of Dimes, Boys and Girls Club, YMCA, Make-a-Wish, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Cystic Fybrosis of Milwaukee and United Cerebral Palsey of Milwaukee.
He currently works as a director for youth soccer and runs the business out of his home.
While at UW-Parkside, White set the school’s career mark for assists (51) and established single-season marks for goals (26) and assists (23). He also posted the Rangers’ record for assists in a game with five. In addition, White holds the single-season (59) and career (165) record for points.
In 1993, White’s assists total of 23 is the second-highest total in NCAA Division II history. He also ranks 11th all-time in NCAA Division II in career assists and 22nd all-time in points scored.
White was an All-American selection in 1994 and 1995 and was selected to play in the 1995 ISAA Senior Bowl. He was the 1995 GLVC Player of the Year and is a member of the UW-Parkside Hall of Fame. White’s teams posted an overall record of 69-14-4.
The Alumni of Distinction Award is named in remembrance of Dr. Charles Bertram. Dr. Bertram served as a professor and faculty athletic representative at the University of Southern Indiana and is a former president of the GLVC. He contributed a great deal of time, energy and effort to the league’s success and was instrumental in conference operations for many years.
In honor of Dr. Bertram, the Alumni of Distinction Award is presented to an individual that displays academic excellence, athletic ability and achievement, character and leadership who have served their institution with personal distinction since their graduation and who have displayed postgraduate public or community service and contributions to athletics at any level.
Past recipients of the Dr. Charles Bertram Alumni of Distinction Award include Dennis Rheinbold, Dr. David Porta, Dr. Jane Weaver, Jim Vargo, LuAnn Humphrey, Dr. Michael Bernier, Lois Taurman and Larry Tucker.