 Jerry’s integrity and commitment to God—and his commitment to the vision of The Navigators—certainly propelled this.”

White has been a prolific author, co-authoring a textbook on astrodynamics as well as several Christian books about discipleship, self-help, and masculinity.White was born in Iowa, but grew up in Spokane, Washington.He studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington and graduated with a and Bachelor of Science degree in 1959 and then completed a Master of Science in Astronautics at the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1964.