Joe Ellis White (July 3, 1937 – May 31, 2018) was an American educator and oil and gas investor. White served as President of Carl Albert State College from 1975-2007. His tenure at Carl Albert State College marked one of the longest sitting college president terms in the state of Oklahoma. White was a member of the Carl Albert State College Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame and the Murray State Distinguished Athlete Hall of Fame. He also owned and was a managing partner at White Energy, LLC.