1989 Alta J. Miller (1922)
1989 ALTA J. MILLER (1922)
Educator and school administrator,
Elementary School teacher in the Jordan School District
Elementary Education Supervisor in the Jordan School District (one of the JSD’s first woman district administrators)
BYU instructor and student teacher supervisor
Utah Board of Education Science Specialist
Utah President and national Vice President of the National Association of Child Educators
President of the Utah State Elementary Supervisors
President of the Utah State Retired Teachers Association
Member of the LDS Primary General Board for over 32 years and helped establish the “Guide Patrol” program for boys which was later integrated into the Boy Scouts of America Cub Scout program
Awarded Boy Scouts of America “Silver Fawn” Award (Silver Beaver for Women)
National Retired Educator of the Year (1977)
Inducted into the Midvale City Hall of Fame
Helped establish the Midvale City Museum and authored the chapter on education in Midvale City’s history book