Esther White is pictured during her Monmouth teaching days with education department colleagues George Arnold (left) and Frank Sorensen
MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 5, 2022) — On December 31, two very accomplished, long-lived women with the surname White died — actress Betty White, who passed away just weeks before her 100th birthday, and Monmouth College emerita professor of education Esther White, who was 101.