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 Dr. Scott Miller President Bethany College Bethany College welcomed Dr. Scott D. Miller as President of the College and M.M. Cochran Professor of Leadership Studies on December 16, 2007. One of the nation's most respected entrepreneurial presidents, Dr. Miller came to Bethany with the same innovative spirit that enabled him to transform Wesley College in Delaware during a10 ½ year tenure as President of the College and Du Pont Professor of Leadership Studies. Dr. Miller previously served for seven years (1991-97) as president of Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee, where he was previously executive vice president (1988-91) and vice president for development (1984-88). As the 19th president of Bethany, Dr. Miller set out to transform the campus of the state's oldest college's facilities and operational approach into those befitting a national liberal arts institution. Guided by an aggressive comprehensive strategic planning initiative, he has set the College on a progressive approach to the future. Devoted to the liberal arts, new initiatives are respectful of the rich history of the College while mindful of current trends nationally. He has earned a number of professional accolades including three Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (C.A.S.E.) "Circle of Excellence Awards." He was one of 17 presidents profiled in a Kauffman Foundation-funded book, "The Entrepreneurial College President" (American Council on Education/Praeger Series on Higher Education, 2004, pp. 132-133.) He was featured as one of six transformational case studies profiled in "Weathering Turbulent Times" (NACUBO, 2009, pp. 204, 242-246), one of four transformational case studies profiled in "The Small College Guide to Financial Health" (NACUBO, pp. 126, 192-194) and was noted in "Born, Not Made: The Entrepreneurial Personality" (Praeger, 2007, p. 133). Now in his 19th year as a college president, Dr. Miller arrived at Bethany after a decade of unprecedented success at Wesley. He was named President-emeritus in 2007 and the Wesley National Alumni Association initiated the Dr. Scott D. Miller Leadership Scholarships. He was also honored with the naming of the entire sports complex as the Scott D. Miller Stadium. A highly-sought presenter, mentor and author on higher educational topics including financial sustainability and presidential performance for national conferences and trade journals, Dr. Miller is a regular columnist for "College Planning and Management" and "The State Journal." He is the author of a widely distributed e-newsletter, "The President's Letter," which is received by more than 12,000 subscribers. He is the co-executive editor of "Presidential Perspectives", an on-line presidential thought series that has resulted in four books and will co-publish a second volume of "President to President: Views on Technology in Higher Education" in 2010. (Links to some of these publications may be found at: www.bethanywv.edu/about-bethany/presidents-welcome/selected-speeches-and-articles/ ) |
