Hilary Miller
Director, Veterans and Military Family Center
Middle Tennessee State University
Non-Profit Organization
Original Join Date: 2026
Professional Bio
Dr. Hilary Miller attended Texas Christian University, The University of Texas at Austin, and Vanderbilt University. She is employed at MTSU as the Director of the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center (Daniels Center).
Dr. Miller’s work focuses on the concept of transition, primarily that of military-connected students and the move from service to college. She is a member of MTSU’s Veterans Memorial Committee and the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. Additionally, she was an advisor to the Governor’s Veteran Education Taskforce, was on the Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s Veterans Prior Learning Assessment Taskforce, and is the primary investigator (PI) on numerous Tennessee Higher Education Commissions’ Veterans Reconnect Grants. She speaks regularly across Tennessee on the topic of serving military-connected students and families.
Dr. Miller is a past recipient of MTSU’s Administrative Public Service Award for her work in bringing attention to the upgrade and safety needs of the Marine standard issue combat helmet, the Trailblazer Award which in 2016 recognized women in public service and government, and the Department of the Army’s Outstanding Public Service Award (2016). From 2017-2018, Dr. Miller was selected to participate in the Complete Tennessee Leadership Institute, which examined issues related to postsecondary access and completion. She has taught in MTSU’s graduate education program and the accelerated undergraduate leadership program.
Dr. Miller is a ruck marcher. She and her husband Lt. Col. (Ret) Joel Miller and an MTSU Blue Raider Battalion ruck team competed in seven Mountain Man Memorial Marches. In 2016, 2017 and 2023, she was successful in putting up the overall fastest time for the Individual Civilian Light Full Marathon Category. She and Joel have three children and live in Murfreesboro, TN.
Dr. Miller’s work focuses on the concept of transition, primarily that of military-connected students and the move from service to college. She is a member of MTSU’s Veterans Memorial Committee and the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. Additionally, she was an advisor to the Governor’s Veteran Education Taskforce, was on the Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s Veterans Prior Learning Assessment Taskforce, and is the primary investigator (PI) on numerous Tennessee Higher Education Commissions’ Veterans Reconnect Grants. She speaks regularly across Tennessee on the topic of serving military-connected students and families.
Dr. Miller is a past recipient of MTSU’s Administrative Public Service Award for her work in bringing attention to the upgrade and safety needs of the Marine standard issue combat helmet, the Trailblazer Award which in 2016 recognized women in public service and government, and the Department of the Army’s Outstanding Public Service Award (2016). From 2017-2018, Dr. Miller was selected to participate in the Complete Tennessee Leadership Institute, which examined issues related to postsecondary access and completion. She has taught in MTSU’s graduate education program and the accelerated undergraduate leadership program.
Dr. Miller is a ruck marcher. She and her husband Lt. Col. (Ret) Joel Miller and an MTSU Blue Raider Battalion ruck team competed in seven Mountain Man Memorial Marches. In 2016, 2017 and 2023, she was successful in putting up the overall fastest time for the Individual Civilian Light Full Marathon Category. She and Joel have three children and live in Murfreesboro, TN.
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