FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MILES AWARDED AN HONORARY DOCTORATE FROM CONCORDIA
ANN ARBOR, Mich. April 28, 2006–Robert G. Miles,president and chief executive officer of Lutheran Child & Family Service of Michigan, will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws on May 6 in Ann Arbor during Concordia University- Ann Arbor’s (CUAA) spring commencement ceremony.
Miles is being recognized for his distinguished servant leadership in the Church and society through his advocacy for children and families. Over the years he has held many positions of leadership within his professional community on the national and state levels including; being a member and current chair of the Michigan Federation for Children and Families, a former chair of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod’s National Task Force on Children at Risk welfare reform studies, and a national figure involved with symposiums and national initiatives on children at risk and the poor.
Concordia University – Ann Arbor is a liberal arts institution of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. With a distinctly Christian environment and an academic community dedicated to excellence, CUAA offers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs through its four schools – School of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, Haab School of Business and Management, and School of Adult and Continuing Education. CUAA is accredited by NCA, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and was among the first colleges to be accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) under the new 2000 standards. CUAA is listed as one of America’s Best Private Colleges®. For more information on Concordia University-Ann Arbor, visit: www.cuaa.edu
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