President Miller named to AASCU Board of Directors

Mississippi University for Women’s President Nora Miller was recently elected to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Board of Directors at the organization’s annual conference in Chicago.

Miller was among three other university presidents elected to the board: Houston Davis, president, University of Central Arkansas; DeRionne Pollard, president, Nevada State University; and Carlos Vargas, president, Southeast Missouri State University. Ronald S. Rochon, president of the University of Southern Indiana (USI) was announced as chair of AASCU Board of Directors.

Miller has served as university president since 2018, and has served on The W staff since 2001. Prior to being named president, she was the senior vice president for administration and chief financial officer.

Before joining The W, Miller served as director of budget and financial analysis and director of internal audit for the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. She earned a master of business administration from Mississippi State University in 1998 and is a certified public accountant.

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is a Washington, D.C.-based higher education association of 350 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning- and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations, and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development. These are institutions Delivering America’s Promise.