Bob Miller
Bob Miller
Associate Vice President
(269) 387-2073
(269) 387-2137 Fax
bob.miller@wmich.edu
Miller, WMU associate vice president for community outreach, is the primary contact for businesses wishing to explore the possibility of becoming a BTR Park partner by locating at the site.
Biography
Robert G. Miller came to Western Michigan University in 1999 as associate vice president for community outreach.
In that capacity, he focuses on developing WMU’s Business Technology and Research Park on the Parkview Campus in Kalamazoo and on facilitating numerous services and outreach efforts in the local area and beyond. His duties include overseeing WMU’s participation in various community-based projects, serving as the University’s point person with Kalamazoo City and County officials, and providing staff support for the WMU Foundation.
Prior to coming to WMU, Miller held management positions with several local companies and was involved in the broadcasting industry for more than 20 years. He is a University alumnus who has worked with the WMU Alumni Association since graduating in 1972 and served as association president in 1996-97 and 1997-98.
Miller also is active in community affairs and has served as a director of the Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce, Communities in Schools, Downtown Kalamazoo Inc., City of Kalamazoo Economic Development Corp., Brownfield Redevelopment Corp., Local Initiatives Support Corp., Vine Neighborhood Association and Kalamazoo Family YMCA. In addition, Miller has been a member of the advisory council for the United States Tennis Association Boy’s National Championships.
He and his wife Lori live with their daughter in Mattawan, Mich.
