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A former basketball player and baseball coach, Miller is a strong supporter of YHC athletics. He started the College’s baseball program in 1960 and coached the team for three winning seasons. In 2000, he was instrumental in generating funds for the construction of the Zell B. Miller Baseball Stadium.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and attained the rank of sergeant. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, Governor of Georgia and a U.S. Senator. While in the Governor’s office, his commitment to education resulted in the creation of the HOPE Scholarship.
He has taught at the University of Georgia, DeKalb College, Emory University and YHC, where he remains a visiting professor of history and public policy.
He won the YHC Medallion in 1978 and was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1988. He received an honorary doctor of public service in 2011, when he delivered the Commencement address to the first class of four-year graduates.
This fall, the new Zell and Shirley Miller Library will stand as an enduring legacy of the couple’s contributions to YHC, the state and the nation.
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