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2004 LOE Award Recipient
David Miller
David Miller, M.Ed received his Bachelor Degree of Political Science from the University of Baltimore and a Masters Degree in Education with a specialization in Conflict Resolution and Mediation from Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland. As a receipt of the 1999-2001 George Soros Open Society National Community Fellowship Award, Miller will be designed a comprehensive "Violence Prevention System (VPS)" to be used in urban schools. The VPS will include a comprehensive curriculum designed to help youth examine violence from a different perspective. The VPS will feature a 45 minute documentary of interviews of families who have lost children as a result of community violence.
Miller has designed the African-American Male Leadership Academy, a project created to improve the retention and graduation rates of African-American males in primary, secondary and higher education. The project which was piloted at Howard Community College in Howard County, Maryland focuses on improving the survival skills of African-American males on predominately white campuses through a series of workshops. The workshops include; time management, test taking skill development and coping with racism.
Mr. Miller is completing Pipe Dreams: The Myth About African-American Students Athletes for publication and The Rap on Hip Hop: Using Music in the Classroom as a Tool to Motivate Urban Students in A Common Sense Guide to Non-Traditional Urban Education by Dr. Walter Gill published by the National Association of Middle School in the Summer of 2001.
Finally, Mr. Miller is the Co-Founder of the Urban Leadership Institute, Inc., an educational think tank which provides educational modules for schools and other non-profit agencies.
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