Retirement celebration for Tom Miller - Sept. 28, 2011
by Jamie Gonzales |
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.
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