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UWG Holds Miller Hall Dedication Ceremony

On Wednesday, August 27, 2014 the University of West Georgia was proud to celebrate the dedication and naming of the business building in honor of Dr. J. Mark Miller, the first dean of the then-West Georgia College School of Business. The dedication was approved midsummer by the Board of Regents Committee on Real Estate and Facilities.

UWG Holds Miller Hall Dedication Ceremony

Dr. J. Mark Miller and Dr. Faye McIntyre cut the ribbon at the ceremony.

Born and raised in south Georgia, he spent seven years in the military before graduating from Florida State University with a B.S. degree in business administration and a M.S. degree in management. In 1964, he graduated from Louisiana State University with a Ph.D. in business administration and that year came to West Georgia College to develop and lead a B.S. degree program in business and economics after planning the first curriculum by mail from LSU.

He guided the development of new majors and degrees over the next few years. He was appointed to be the chairman of the first department of business, the division of Business and Economic Studies, and the first dean of the newly formed School of Business.

After leading the programs to be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and bringing Beta Gamma Sigma, the National Business Honor Society, he stepped down as dean and served several years as a professor of business administration and one year as a commonwealth distinguished professor at Virginia State University. He retired from the University of West Georgia in 1990 but later served one year as interim chair of marketing and real estate at West Georgia.

Following his retirement, he also served as visiting professor at Western Kentucky University, Alabama State University and as interim dean of the school of business at Savannah State University.

Dr. Miller is and has been involved in many community activities, including the First Methodist Church, the Golden K Kiwanis club and the Salvation Army. He served for 16 years as a volunteer mediator for the Magistrate Court in Carroll County. He also was elected national president for two terms of Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity and was responsible for bringing the Theta Chi Chapter to West Georgia College. He was awarded the Gold Degree, the highest award given by the fraternity.

He was also active for many years in the Boy Scouts of America, serving as chairman of the West Georgia District receiving the Silver Beaver award by the Atlanta Area Council. Dr. Miller has been married to his wife Grace for over 62 years. They have five children and nine grandchildren.

"UWG is very pleased to dedicate J. Mark Miller Hall to a man who had so much to do with the programs housed within,” says Dr. Kyle Marrero, president of UWG. “His work laid the foundation for many of the achievements the Richards College of Business has attained today.”

At the dedication ceremony, Dr. Miller was officially recognized for his years of support and contributions to the university.

“I am grateful and humbled to be recognized for this honor,” explains Dr. Miller just before he cut the ribbon alongside Dr. Faye McIntyre, dean of the Richards College of Business and Sewell Chair of Private Enterprise.

Through this dedication, his legacy was solidified as the leader of business education at UWG. “Dr. J. Mark Miller has provided outstanding and distinguished service to the university, the Richards College of Business and the community,” concludes Dr. McIntyre. “No one is more deserving of this honor than Mark, who has been an inspiration and mentor to so many students and faculty over the years. I am honored to follow in his footsteps as dean and grateful for his continued support and leadership.”

For more information on the Richards College of Business, please visit www.westga.edu/business/.

 

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