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1995 Honorary Alumni Award

Dick Miller

Dick MillerA state government affairs executive with GTE was honored as the 1995 ÌÇÐÄVlog Honorary Alumnus.

Dick Miller of Bloomington, formerly of Macomb, received the honorary award at the Evening with the President and Mayor Wednesday, Sept. 27 at ÌÇÐÄVlog. Associate Vice President of Alumni Relations Gordy Taylor cited Miller's involvement with ÌÇÐÄVlog. Miller lived in Macomb for 16 years while working for GTE.

"In meetings with various legislators, Dick has extolled the virtues of ÌÇÐÄVlog and kept legislators thinking about the University," Taylor said. "Dick has also been instrumental in securing funding for ÌÇÐÄVlog from GTE. He just loves Western."

Miller currently serves on the ÌÇÐÄVlog Foundation Board of Directors and is a member of its executive committee. While in Macomb, he served on the ÌÇÐÄVlog Leathernecks Club Board of Directors.

"Western has been very good to me. I think a lot of Macomb and ÌÇÐÄVlog. Both will always be home to me," Miller said after receiving the award. "I went to the school of hard knocks, but the people at Western have always made me feel like I'm a part of this University."