Andrea Lewis Miller
Andrea Lewis Miller | |
|---|---|
| 12th President of LeMoyne–Owen College | |
| In office September 1, 2015 – September 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Johnnie B. Watson |
| Succeeded by | Carol Johnson-Dean (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | LeMoyne–Owen College Clark Atlanta University |
Andrea Lewis Miller is an American academic administrator who served as the 12th president of LeMoyne–Owen College from 2015 to 2019. She was its first female president.
Life
[edit]Miller is from Memphis, Tennessee.[1] She completed a B.S. in biology from LeMoyne–Owen College in 1976.[2][3] She earned a M.S. (1978) and Ph.D. in cell and developmental biology from Clark Atlanta University.[2][4] Her master's thesis was titled, The effects of the l-proline analog, l-azetidine-2-carboxylic acid, on the morphogenesis of feathers in developing chick embryos.[3] Roy Hunter Jr. was her academic advisor.[3] She completed postdoctoral studies at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.[4]
Miller was an assistant dean in the college of human and community sciences at the University of Nevada, Reno.[1] For six years, she was the vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at LeMoyne–Owen College.[1] She was the provost and executive vice president for academic and student affairs at Southwest Tennessee Community College for six years.[1] She was chancellor of Sowela Technical Community College from 2007 to 2012. In December 2011, she became chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College.[2] On September 1, 2015, she became the 12th president of LeMoyne-Owen College, succeeding Johnnie B. Watson.[1][2] She is the first woman and second alumnus to serve in the role.[1] In June 2017, she received a vote of no-confidence from its 51 full-time faculty members.[5] Her term as president ended on September 1, 2019.[5] She was succeeded by interim president Carol Johnson-Dean.[6] In 2019, she joined AMEC Group, Inc. as its president and chief executive officer.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Dr. Andrea Lewis Miller". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ a b c d "BRCC Chancellor Andrea Lewis Miller named president of liberal arts college in Memphis". The Advocate. 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ a b c Lewis, Andrea M. (1978). The effects of the l-proline analog, l-azetidine-2-carboxylic acid, on the morphogenesis of feathers in developing chick embryos (Master's thesis). Clark Atlanta University. OCLC 1155676584.
- ^ a b c Brooks, Taroue (2019-07-30). "Dr. Andrea Lewis Miller Former LeMoyne-Owen College President Joins The AMEC Group as President and CEO". MEA Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ a b Royer, David; Lewis, Joneé (2019-06-18). "LeMoyne-Owen College parting ways with president Miller". WREG-TV. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ Macaraeg, Sarah (July 30, 2019). "A new interim president for Lemoyne-Owen College - and a new federal trial date". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- Academics from Memphis, Tennessee
- LeMoyne–Owen College alumni
- Clark Atlanta University alumni
- LeMoyne–Owen College faculty
- University of Nevada, Reno faculty
- 21st-century African-American women
- 21st-century American women scientists
- 21st-century American biologists
- Southwest Tennessee Community College faculty
- Women heads of universities and colleges
- Heads of historically black universities and colleges in the United States
- Living people