HIGH POINT, N.C., Aug. 13, 2009 – Jonathan Miller, a 2006 graduate of High Point University, was recently honored with the “Distinguished Young Conservative of the Year Award” from The Phillips Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization. He received the honor on Aug. 5 at a special reception at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C.
Miller, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science with a minor in economics, serves as the Republican delegate in the West Virginia House of Delegates for the 53rd Delegate District.
The award Miller received, given yearly by The Phillips Foundation, recognizes young conservative “rising stars” who serve as inspirations to current college students.
“I’m extremely honored and humbled to receive this award from The Phillips Foundation,” Miller says. “Four years ago, I was also very honored and humbled to receive the Ronald Reagan Future Leaders Scholarship from this same organization. The Phillips Foundation is a well-respected, top-of-the-line nonprofit with a stellar reputation.”
Miller adds that his education at HPU was definitely a defining experience.
“From my academics to my firsthand involvement in politics, the knowledge and experience I acquired during my undergraduate study has given me an edge in today’s very competitive political environment,” Miller says.
Miller says he also finds himself in good company. Past winners of the same award include former Sen. John Sununu (N.H.), Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.), Rep. Adam Putnam (Fla.), Maryland State Sen. Alex X. Mooney, and journalist-author Colleen Carroll Campbell.
“Not only is the award itself a tremendous honor, I’m also privileged to be in the company of some of today’s most respected conservative leaders,” Miller says.
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in a fun environment with caring people. HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with 3,700 undergraduate and graduate students from 50 countries and 44 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report No. 5 among comprehensive universities in the South and No. 1 in its category among up-and-coming schools. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 6 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” HPU was included in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For” 2009 listings. The university offers 68 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and seven graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at www.highpoint.edu. Chris DudleyVice President for [email protected]