Background
Errol Louis Miller was born on June 8, 1939, in Kingston, Jamaica; the son of Percy and Joyce Miller. He has five brothers and five sisters: Lloyd, Ralph, Keith, Percy Jr, and Noel and Audrey, Marjorie, Faith, Gail, and Jacqueline.
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Errol Louis Miller was born on June 8, 1939, in Kingston, Jamaica; the son of Percy and Joyce Miller. He has five brothers and five sisters: Lloyd, Ralph, Keith, Percy Jr, and Noel and Audrey, Marjorie, Faith, Gail, and Jacqueline.
Errol Miller has a Bachelor of Science in social science from Livingston University (now the University of West Alabama) and a Master of Arts in psychotherapy from Northeast Louisiana University (now the University of Louisiana Monroe).
From 1972 to 1980, Miller was a Principal at Mico University College and a professor of Teacher Education at the Institute of Education, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona from 1981 to 2005. Since 2006, Miller is Professor Emeritus. He also was a chancellor at Mico University College from 2007 to 2015.
Professor Miller has conducted ground-breaking research on issues of race, class, gender and other social issues that impact education systems. He developed the "Theory of Place" out of which the research on male marginalization and other issues have been examined. He is the author of several books on gender including Marginalisation of the Black Male, Men at Risk, and The Prophet and the Virgin: The Masculine and Feminine Roots of Teaching.
As to his public service career, Miller is a former permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, an independent senator in the Parliament of Jamaica, a past president of the teachers’ association, a chairman of the board of the state broadcasting corporation and a chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica.
Errol Miller has had a distinguished career as an educator and public servant. He has authored "The Prophet and the Virgin", and 17 other books and monographs, 30 chapters of books and over 70 papers and reports. Professor Miller has had significant impact on education, through research and publication and his seminal work has influenced educational policies.
Professor Miller earned the Super Lion Award (1974), for being a Distinguished Graduate of Chancellor Hall, University of the West Indies, Mona. Since then, he has been the recipient of numerous awards, locally and internationally, for his contribution to education and public service - Two Fulbright Fellowships for Senior Academics; Commander of the Order of Distinction and Order of Jamaica; the Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence at the University of the West Indies; UWI Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa; the UWI Alumni Association Pelican Award 2006; Jamaica Teachers Association Honour Roll and the Albert Shanker Education Award for 2004 by Education International.
(In "Marking Milestones: 21 Keynote Speeches about Success...)
2015(This book traces the evolution of teaching from the inven...)
2003(This book is certainly among the first to define, describ...)
2011Brought up in the Anglican Church, as a teenager Miller became a member of the Bethel Baptist Church, Half Way Tree, Jamaica in July 1956.
In whatever capacity he has served, Professor Miller is known for his nonpartisan approach to government and politics. As Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Jamaica, he has provided leadership for the implementation of major reforms such as free secondary and tertiary education; the integration of schools serving children with various disabilities into the public system; and the conversion of three-year junior secondary schools into five-year secondary schools across the country.
As a member of the Electoral Advisory Committee (EAC), and first Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica, Professor Miller has provided leadership in Jamaica's electoral reform process over twelve years and has contributed to the high regard now currently enjoyed by the Electoral Commission and Jamaica's electoral system.
Miller is a Past President of the Jamaica Teachers Association.
Miller is a renowned, charismatic speaker, his keen interests in history, education and nation-building, co-mingled with unwavering Christian sensibilities, have manifested into his becoming one of the de facto keynote speakers for commemorative, milestone events in Jamaica, the Caribbean and the diaspora.
Despite all his accomplishments, Professor Miller is widely known as simply "Prof", especially to his peers, and the students he has taught and mentored throughout his career.
Miller is married to Sharon. He has two sons Garth and Ye Kengale and one daughter, Catherine.
