Alfred University Athletics

Miller is the third Saxon to earn the Distinguished Alumni recognition since its inception in 2018 to recognize Alfred University student-athletes for outstanding achievement following their playing career at Alfred University. This award is not necessarily based on athletic achievement, but on the nominees’ career success following graduation via leadership, service, advancement, or other similar means.
 
Miller played three years for the Saxons’ men’s lacrosse team and has dedicated 50 years of his life to the professional world of lacrosse, starting with being named Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach at Bishop Grimes High School during his senior year at Alfred University in 1973.
 
As a Saxon lacrosse player, Miller was named All-ECAC Second Team Defense in 1972 while he was a captain of the team. His contributions to the lacrosse community since his playing days is extremely lengthy, including (but nowhere near limited to): officiating club tournaments as far west as Vail, CO to Lake Placid, NY, being an official in the NCAA Championship Tournament to being the official during the 1994 International Lacrosse Federation World Lacrosse Championships in Manchester, England. Miller has worked not only as an official in numerous states in the US and in major tournaments in three separate countries (England, Czech Republic and Germany), but is currently serving as a Board Member of US Lacrosse-Upstate New York Chapter, Co-Chair for Upstate Lacrosse Hall of Fame Nominating Committee, National Intercollegiate Lacrosse Officials Clinician and the Coordinator of Officials for the Skyline Conference, SUNYAC, Liberty League, United East Conference, North Atlantic Conference and the Empire 8.
 
Miller was recently inducted into the Fayetteville-Manlius Sports Hall of Fame and also has a vast array of lacrosse-specific awards, including the 2018 Frenchy-Julian Award by the National Intercollegiate Lacrosse Officials, Central New York Lacrosse Officials’ Golden Whistle Award in 2008, the 2006 Blend Men and Criers Lew Andreas Award for outstanding contributions and service to the community, 2004 inductee to the Upstate Chapter of US Lacrosse’s Hall of Fame and the 1995 New York State Section III Man of the Year award.
 
Miller graduated from Alfred University with his degree in business administration in 1973.