NORFOLK/VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. --- Dr. Scott D. Miller, a national leader in higher education, became the fourth president of Virginia Wesleyan College on July 1. He succeeds Dr. William T. "Billy" Greer, who retired June 30 after 23 years at the helm.
"Virginia Wesleyan is a truly remarkable college," Dr. Miller said. "Its location and quality provide educational opportunities that directly support its mission and will foster future growth and progress. Dr. Greer has positioned the College for bold, forward momentum. Annie and I are excited to join the Wesleyan Family."
This will be Dr. Miller's fourth presidency of private liberal arts colleges during the past 24 years. For the last eight years he has served as President and M.M. Cochran Professor of Leadership Studies at Bethany College, a nationally ranked, classical, residential liberal arts institution and West Virginia's oldest degree-granting college or university. Previously he was president of Wesley College in Delaware (1997-2007) and Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee (1991-97).
Growing up in Pennsylvania, the son of a public school administrator, Dr. Miller has dedicated his career to the opportunities available through education. An outspoken and passionate supporter of the small, classical, liberal arts college environment that offers students personalized pathways to life and career success, Dr. Miller is a respected national leader on the challenges, opportunities, and viability of small, liberal arts, church-related colleges.
He earned his B.A. in communications from West Virginia Wesleyan College, worked as a journalist early in his career, and earned an M.A. from the University of Dayton, an Ed.S. from Vanderbilt University, and a Ph.D. from The Union Institute and University, becoming one of the nation's youngest college presidents at Lincoln Memorial University. Dr. Miller, 56, brings to Virginia Wesleyan a lifetime of commitment to the values of a residential, liberal arts campus in a pluralistic society, with an emphasis on teaching, service, student-faculty engagement, and lifelong learning.
Dr. Miller has been married for 32 years to Annie Cook Miller. They have two adult daughters. Dr. Katie Miller Sanders, her husband Dr. Gary Sanders, and daughter, Addison, live in Stephens City, Virginia. Ashlee and Justin Upp reside in Dover, Delaware. The Millers are lifetime members of the United Methodist Church. They will reside in the Ocean View community of Norfolk.
--- This release is courtesy of the Virginia Wesleyan College Office of College Communications. ---
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