Jean Donald Miller, PhD

Jean Donald Miller, Ph.D. spent 25 years working for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Washington DC and in Paris, France. Prior to NASA he worked for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). He began his professional career in 1979 on the history faculty of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).

Dr. Miller holds a B.A. in History from California State University, Long Beach (1968); an M.A. from the University of California, Irvine (1971); and, a Ph.D. in History, specializing in American foreign relations, from the University of Connecticut (1981). He is a member of the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, Phi Beta Kappa, and Phi Kappa Phi.
Dr. Miller created the Marie Louise Miller Endowed French Scholarship award in memory of his mother, Marie Louise Miller, a French Language Teacher.