Richards Miller | |
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Born | Richards Marion Miller |
Other names | Doc Miller |
Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
Occupation | Dentist |
Awards | Distinguished Eagle Scout Award Silver Buffalo Award Venturing Leadership Award Silver Antelope Award |
Richards Marion "Doc" Miller is a dentist and one of the founders of the Venturing program of the Boy Scouts of America.[1][2] Miller is the recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award and Silver Buffalo Award[3][4][2]
Miller attended Brigham Young University. While there, he was a cheerleader from 1967 to 1969; becoming the head cheerleader in 1969.[5]
Miller founded a dental practice in Waynesboro, Virginia in 1974.[5][1][6][7]
From 1986–1997, Miller was the junior varsity volleyball coach at Wilson Memorial High School in Fishersville, Virginia.[5][7]
Miller joined the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) when he was fourteen years old and became an Eagle Scout with two Eagle Palms in 1959.[5][2][8] Miller was the Eagle Scout chosen to escort President John F. Kennedy for his inauguration and Inaugural Ball in 1960.[1]
He joined the Eagle Scout honor society, Knights of Dunamis, and helped to found a local chapter of its successor, the National Eagle Scout Association, serving as its chairman.[5] Active in the BSA Order of the Arrow honor since 1957, he served as a lodge adviser.[5]
Miller was a Scoutmaster for seven years, was president of the Virginia Headwaters Council, and the council commissioner.[5] He was the National Outdoor Venturing Chairman from 1998 to 2004, overseeing 250,000 scouts.[1][7][2] From 2000 to 2003, he served on the National BSA Field Book Task Force, writing the Fieldbook: The BSA's Manual of Advanced Skills for Outdoor Travel, Adventure, and Caring for the Land, 4th edition (2004).[5][2] He also helped authored the Wood Badge in the 21st Century scout leader training course.
In 1985, he received the Silver Buffalo Award, Scouting’s highest commendation for adult volunteers.[3] On May 25, 1996, he was awarded the Silver Antelope Award at the national BSA convention in Hawaii.[7]
Miller lives in Waynesboro, Virginia with his wife Georgiana Hardesty Miller.[5] He is the father of four daughters and one son who is also an Eagle Scout.[5] He is a member of The Church of the Latter-Day Saints.[11][8]