Dr. Kenneth W. Dobbins

Keith Miller, Ph.D.

Senior Consultant

Education

Ph.D., M.P.A., B.S., University of Arizona

Specialties

Branding the institution, strategic planning, enrollment management, fundraising and government relations, enterprise resource planning (ERP), emergency response management, and internationalization.

Overview

Dr. Keith T. Miller brings more than 25 years of experience working for public and private universities, as well as a land-grant university. The former president of Virginia State University, Dr. Miller is president emeritus at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania. He’s also held administrative and academic positions at University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Niagara University College of Business Administration, Quinnipiac University School of Business Administration and Fairleigh Dickenson University. A faculty member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities New Presidents Academy and member of the United Nations Committee for Peace and Conflict.

Known nationally for innovation in higher education, Dr. Miller has been a leader in developing public-private partnerships.

Dr. Miller’s team at Virginia State University received nine Emmys for a marketing campaign and implemented Local Open Online Courses (LOOCS). Under his leadership, research grew and fundraising thrived. Additionally, universities for which he has been involved have academic partnerships on almost every continent.

Dr. Miller has helped create and maintain several high functioning administrative teams. He has built extraordinary team cultures by integrating informal relationships throughout universities. He has managed systems enabling universities to implement changes smoothly and systematically. Additionally, he has excelled at building strong government and community relations which are precursors to diversifying revenue streams.

SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS

  • Gubernatorial representative, Virginia Higher Education Commission
  • Member, Niagara University Board of Trustees
  • Member, United Nations Committee on Peace and Conflict
  • Executive Committee, International Association of University Presidents
  • American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, Executive Board

HONORS

  • Entrepreneur of the Year, Pennsylvania Business Central Inc.
  • Governor’s Innovation Award
  • Community Impact Award
  • Vincentian Award
  • Crisis Communication Award