BEREA, Ohio – After serving as the Sports and Media Information Director at Baldwin Wallace University for the past four years, Jeff Miller '96 has been promoted to Director of Athletic Communications. Miller will take over as the lead promoter of the communications, publicity and in-game statistical recording efforts for the Yellow Jackets 24 intercollegiate teams on July 1.
"I am beyond excited and honored for the opportunity to promote my alma mater, its student-athletes and all of the alumni," stated Miller. "You never expect to get a chance to come back and work at your alma mater let alone be the key promoter of its athletics programs. I want to thank Kevin Ruple for taking a chance on me as a freshman, brining me back in 2010 and helping me become the new Director of Athletic Communications. I look forward to many more years of leading the communication efforts for the athletics programs."
Miller, who begins his eleventh year in 2020-21, returned to BW and sports public relations in September 2010 when he was named the Assistant Sports Information Director. In 2014, he was promoted to Associate Director of Sports Information and in 2016 was elevated to Sports and Media Information Director.
In 2020-21, Miller will serve as the primary contact for football, golf, softball and swimming and diving while supporting assistants and student-assistants with media relations efforts for BW's other 18 intercollegiate teams. In addition, he operates and produces the athletic video board and media production on the video scoreboards in Finnie Stadium and Ursprung Gymnasium.
Prior to returning to Berea, Miller served as an Inside Sales Representative for Metro Disposal and before that he was the Membership Director at the West Shore Family YMCA in Westlake, Ohio.
Before the YMCA, Miller was the Director of Public Relations for the Cleveland Force, which ceased operations in May 2002. He was responsible for the marketing, public relations, publications and statistics for the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) franchise.
Miller also has served as the Director of Sports Information at Oberlin College (1998-2002), Media Relations Assistant for the Cleveland Cavaliers (1997-98) and as Sports Information Assistant at Texas State University at San Marcos (1996-97).
While at BW, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sport management and a minor in business administration. Miller was a student assistant in the Office of Sports Information all four years and served as a crew chief for several sports. In addition, he was a member of the Yellow Jacket club soccer team all four years and served as the club's treasurer and president.
Miller, who resides in Olmsted Township, is an active member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and served on its Academic All-America committee.
