Miller, Gary
Executive Director Emeritus, Penn State World Campus
Gary Miller was the driving force behind expansion of Penn State's Distance Education program. As founding executive director of the World Campus, Miller helped establish Penn State as a leader in the use of technology in higher education. From its inauguration with 41 students, the World Campus now reaches more than 10,000 students worldwide.
Miller's contributions to higher education earned him numerous awards, including the Wedemeyer Award from The American Journal of Distance Education and the "Barrier Buster" award from the American Distance Education Consortium. In 2004, Miller was inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame.
Miller served on the boards of the University Continuing Education Association, the International Council for Open and Distance Education, the National University Teleconferencing Network, the Distance Education Policy Laboratory of the Southern Region Education
Board, and Sloan-C. Miller holds a doctor of education in higher education
from Penn State.
- NUTN 2008 Distinguish Service Award Speech: Convergence or Transformation?
Alternative Futures for Distance Education
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Awards Luncheon
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