Former WIND Director Honored with National Achievement Award |
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Dec. 6, 2007 -- The Association of University Centers on Disabilities recently presented its Outstanding Achievement Award to Keith Miller, University of Wyoming professor emeritus of social work and emeritus director of the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND).
The award recognizes Miller for excellence in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service to the community.
WIND, part of the UW College of Health Sciences, provides teaching, research, information services, and technical assistance to UW and the state. It prepares persons with and without disabilities to live and work in more inclusive communities and provides current information about disabilities, particularly in the area of developmental disabilities, to Wyoming residents, students, and professionals.
Miller has had more than 30 years of service in social work and disability issues in Wyoming. After receiving his B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. at Bowling Green State University, Miller taught at the University of Toledo and Cornell University before coming to UW in 1972 as an assistant professor in the Department of Social Work.
Promoted to full professor in 1977, he also served as director of the Wyoming Human Services Project, and as chief administrative officer for the UW-Casper College Center. He served as founding executive director of WIND from its inception in 1994 to his retirement last June. Miller has been awarded more than $19 million in grant funding since coming to UW.
The AUCD award is among many awards and recognitions Miller has received over the years, including 1987 Social Worker of the Year for the state of Wyoming and the AUCD Meritorious Service Award in 2002.
Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007
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