Jearlene Miller

Title

Jearlene Miller

Subject

Miller, Jearlene
Distinguished Alumnus

Class of

1973

Education

  • BA - Business Administration, Philander Smith College, 1973
  • MA - Interpersonal and Organization Communications

Occupation

Comptroller of the Currency, Department of Treasury (Retired)

Affiliations

  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Alpha Xi Omega Chapter, Dallas TX
  • Member, Ben Washington Baptist Church, Irving TX
  • Irving Black Arts Council
  • Irving Heritage Society
  • Vice President, Ivy & Pearl Foundation
  • NAACP, Carrollton Branch
  • Central America Region President, Philander Smith College National Alumni Association
  • Member, PSC National Alumni Association, Dallas-Ft. Worth Chapter
  • Community Impact Chair, Ben Washington Baptist Church 
  • Ashford Hall Nursing Home & Northgate Plaza Nursing Home
  • Bear Creek Neighbor Helping Neighbor Program
  • Family Promise of Irving Volunteer
  • Georgia Farrow Recreation Center Advisory Council
  • Letot Juvenile Detention Center
  • Deputy Registrar
  • Central America Regional President (several terms of office)
  • Member of M. L. Harris Society
  • Member of Clifford and Alma Minton Legacy Society
  • D/FW Alumni Chapter president, 1992 to 1996
  • National Financial Secretary, 1996 to 2000
  • National President, 1986 – 1990
  • Philander Smith College Board of Trustees, 1986 – 1990 (served on the
  • Selection Committee for Dr. M. L. Titus as College President and chaired the
  • Student Activities Committee)
  • National Vice President, 1982 – 1986
  • Little Rock Alumni Chapter President, 1979 – 1983
  • Represented the College annually at various college and recruitment fairs in DFW
  • Metroplex beginning with the 80’s
  • Personally recruited four students to attend the College (daughter, two nieces
  • and a cousin)
  • Participated in every capital campaign since joining the alumni association in
  • 1973

Honors and Awards

  • NAACP Irving-Carrollton Branch Presidential Service Award, 2015 
  • Ben Washington Baptist Church Senior Saint of the Year, 2014 
  • Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers Honorary Life Membership, 2013
  • Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers Extended Service Award, 2010 
  • U. S. Treasury Award, 2000
  • Distinguished Alumnus Award, National Alumni Council of the United Negro College Fund, 2000 
  • Black Employment Program Manager Outstanding Service Award, 1995 
  • Office of Thrift Supervision Achievement Award, 1991 and 1992 
  • Distinguished Alumnus Award, National Alumni Association of Philander Smith College, 1989 
  • Philander Smith College Service Citation, 1989 
  • Distinguished Alumnus Award National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, 1988 
  • Federal Home Loan Bank Achievement Award, 1986 and 1988

Source

Jearlene Miller Bio. Alumni Affairs Collection, PSC Archives and Special Collections

Collection

Alumni Profiles

Citation

“Jearlene Miller,” Philander Smith University Digital Archive, accessed April 26, 2024, https://pscdigitalarchive.omeka.net/items/show/459.