Retirement celebration for Tom Miller - Sept. 28, 2011

Wednesday, Sept. 28, 3:30-5 p.m.
Administration/Humanities Building (ADM), Room 204

After 29 years of service, Tom Miller has retired from UAA. Please join us to celebrate with Tom and share stories about his contributions to UAA.

Tom came to UAA in 1982 as a professor in Aviation Technology. During his time in Aviation, Tom served as chair of Aviation Maintenance Technology for six years. In 1997, Tom joined the Electrical Engineering faculty, and served as interim director for the School of Engineering for several months. In 2002, Tom was promoted to assistant provost in the Office of Academic Affairs, and later to vice provost. In these positions, Tom oversaw curriculum and academic policies; program assessment; institutional and program accreditation; distance education; and course and program exchanges in the Western region.

Some recent accomplishments of note include Tom's service on the Accreditation Leadership Team that guided the university's successful efforts to pilot the new institutional accreditation standards and process, and his contribution to the creation of the WICHE Internet Course Exchange (ICE), which is a regional collaborative agreement that allows students from member institutions to take e-learning courses in sections that aren't full at other institutions.

Colleagues have described Tom as engaging, positive, humble, energetic and as having a good sense of humor. An optimist who's devoted to the transformative potential of higher education, Tom and his passion for UAA will be missed

If you have any questions about the reception, please contact Megan Carlson at (907) 786-1054 or anmac3@uaa.alaska.edu.