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Scott Douglas Miller | |
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| 4th President of Virginia Wesleyan University | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Preceded by | William Thomas Greer Jr. |
| President of Bethany College | |
| In office 2007–2015 | |
| Preceded by | G.T. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Sven de Jong (Interim) |
| President of Wesley College | |
| In office 1997–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Reed M. Stewart |
| Succeeded by | J. Thomas Sturgis (Interim) |
| President of Lincoln Memorial University | |
| In office 1991–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Gary Burchett |
| Succeeded by | Martin Peters |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 65–66) |
| Alma mater | West Virginia Wesleyan College (B.A) University of Dayton (M.S.) Vanderbilt University (Ed.S) Union Institute &University (Ph.D) |
| Website | vwu.edu |
Scott Douglas Miller is an American academic administrator who was the fourth president of Virginia Wesleyan University since 2015.
Born in 1959,Miller is a native of Ridley Park,Pennsylvania. He graduated from General McLane High School in Edinboro,Pennsylvania,in 1977. [1]
Miller holds a bachelor's degree (B.A.) from West Virginia Wesleyan College,a master's degree (M.S.) from the University of Dayton,an education specialist degree (Ed. S.) from Vanderbilt University,and a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) from Union Institute &University. [2]
Miller was Director of College Relations and Alumni Affairs at Rio Grande College (now University of Rio Grande). [3] He was executive vice president and Vice President for Development,and then president,of Lincoln Memorial University (1991–1997). [4] He was president of Wesley College (1997–2007), [5] Miller was accused of plagiarism in 2000 and 2006 while president of Wesley College. [6] [7] The college's board of trustees appointed an external panel to investigate. The panel's report was not conclusive,with some charges found to be implausible while others may have occurred with Miller's permission or participation. Nevertheless,the board remained supportive of Miller in light of the college's accomplishments under his leadership and suspicious of the timing and motivation of those making the allegations. [8] He was subsequently hired to be president of Bethany College,where the board of trustees knew of these allegations,and then Virginia Wesleyan University. [6] Wesley College named their stadium in his honor in 2007. [9]
Miller was the president of Bethany College (2007–15), [10] He was named as the fourth president of Virginia Wesleyan University on February 25,2015. [11]
He and his wife,Annie Miller,live on the Virginia Wesleyan campus in the president's residence,DeFord Manor,in Virginia Beach,Virginia. [3]