Background
IV, Miles Mark Fisher, was born on September 25, 1932 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. Son of Miles Mark and Ada Virginia (Foster) F.
minister education and religious studies educator
IV, Miles Mark Fisher, was born on September 25, 1932 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. Son of Miles Mark and Ada Virginia (Foster) F.
Bachelor, Virginia Union University, 1954. Master of Divinity, Virginia Union University, 1959. Master of Arts, North Carolina Central University, 1968.
Doctor of Ministry, Howard University, 1978.
Ordained to ministry, Baptist Church, 1961;
teacher public schools, Durham, North Carolina, 1959-1967;
associate minister, White Rock Baptist Church, Durham, North Carolina, 1959-1965;
assistant professor education, counselor, Norfolk (Virginia) State University, 1967-1969;
consultant, Model Cities Area of Recreation, Norfolk, 1968-1969;
executive-secretary, Chief Executive Officer, National Association Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Washington, 1969-1978;
special consultant, Institute for Services to Education, Washington, 1969-1970;
visiting assistant professor School Divinity, Howard U., 1978-1980;
staff director, committee clerk, Committee of Whole, Council of District of Columbia, Washington, 1979-1983;
special assistant to vice president academic affairs, U. District of Columbia, Washington, 1983-1984;
director policy review and analysis Office of the Board of Trustees, U. District of Columbia, 1985-1988;
executive director Office of the Board of Trustees, U. District of Columbia, 1989-1990;
interim president, U. District of Columbia, 1990-1991;
distinguished U. professor, U. District of Columbia, since 1991. Chaplain counselor Lincoln Hospital School Nursing, Durham, North Carolina, 1962-1967;chaplain Fisher Funeral Parlor, Durham, 1963-1967. Member task force employment of minority populations National Recreation and Park Association, 1970-1971.
Member task force on education and Vietnam Era veterinary VA, 1971-1972. Member steering committee United States Office of Education Common Core Data for the 70's, 1971-1978, Congressional Black Caucus National Policy Conference on Black Education, 1972. Member National task force on Student Financial Aid Problems, 1974-1975.
Board of trustees Consortium of University of the Washington Metropolitan Area, 1990-1991. Board directors Washington Research Library. Consortium, 1990-1991.
Board directors Cooperative College Registry, 1973-1975. Member advisory board Four-Year Servicemen's Opportunity College, 1974-1977. Member advisory committee to board directors National Student Educational Fund, 1974-1978.
Vice president board directors Reading is Fundamental Program, 1977-1979, Visiting Nurse Association, 1974-1980. Board directors District of Columbia Citizens for Better Public Education, 1977, president, 1981-1983. Board directors Voice Informed Community Expression, president, 1982-1984.
Trustee Virginia Union University, 1983-1985, Shaw University Division School, 1982-1988. Member American Counseling Association, American Association Higher Education, American Academy Political and Social Sciences, American Academy Religion, Association Multicultural Counseling and Development, Association Spiritual Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling, American Society Church History, International Alumni Association Virginia Union University (president 1983-1985), American Tennis Association (life), Association for Study of Afro-American Life and History (life), Association for Study of Higher Education, United States Tennis Association (life).
