President

Meet President and Darla Miller

Gregory J. Miller, Ph.D., became Malone University’s fourteenth president on July 1, 2022. He and his wife, Darla, are both career educators who deeply desire for Christ to be made known in the lives of their students.

Greg Miller

Greg Miller, Malone University’s fourteenth president, has served the Institution for nearly 25 years, first as a faculty member beginning in the fall of 2000, and later with increasing responsibility in administrative roles, including department chair for History, Philosophy, and Social Sciences, director of general education, associate provost, and provost.

Dr. Miller is a two-time recipient of the Malone University annual Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching, and has also received Malone’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Scholarship. He is a recipient of the Ohio Magazine Excellence in Education Award. 

He received a bachelor of arts in theology at Oral Roberts University, a master of arts in history at the University of Tulsa, and a Ph.D. in church history from Boston University, where he served as a teaching and research assistant. This included an international research and exchange grant for dissertation research in East Germany in 1990-91; he lived in Germany with his young family during the immediate post-Wall era and during German reunification. 

Dr. Miller is recorded as an ordained minister in the Evangelical Friends Church – Eastern Region (EFC – ER) and frequently serves as a guest speaker and preacher at churches across the region. With more than 40 years of service in ministry to the Church, Miller has experience as a youth pastor, associate pastor, and interim lead pastor, and served as an adjunct faculty member for Asia Pacific Theological Seminary in Baguio City, Philippines. He has been a longtime participant in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim interfaith dialogue in Northeast Ohio and beyond, and has authored or co-authored more than 40 articles and books covering topics about the history of Christianity and Christian-Islamic relations. 

An enthusiastic long-distance runner, Dr. Miller was a South Dakota State High School 1600 Champion and former Class A state record holder. He coached men’s and women’s cross country at Valley Forge Christian College for seven seasons and has participated in dozens of races, including the Boston Marathon, the Leadville 100, and the North Coast 24-hour. Several times, he placed in the top ten USATF National Ultra Running Championship and is a two-time National USATF Champion in the 100k for his age group. He continues to train for bucket-list races, building on his preparation for the Canal Corridor 100, which he finished last October in 22 hours and 40 minutes. 

He wholeheartedly believes there is a lot to learn about ourselves and about God as a result of pushing past our physical limits with proper training and proper equipment. 

Dr. Miller and his wife, Darla, have been married for 44 years, and have three sons, two daughters-in-law, and a grandson, Owen. 

They reside in the Ridgewood neighborhood of Canton.  

Darla Miller

Upon her retirement from teaching, Darla had more than 25 years of experience as a French and Spanish language instructor at the college and high school levels, serving throughout Ohio at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Elyria Catholic High School, and Highland High School in Medina. She is also a regular presenter at local and regional education conferences. 

Founder of the Mosaic Intercultural Program LLC, a cultural exchange program working with a group from Madrid, Spain, Darla placed Spanish students for short exchanges with families from various private schools in northeast Ohio. In some cases this was a true exchange, and she personally accompanied groups of students from Ohio to Madrid, where they stayed with host families while participating in a language and cultural educational program.

As a lifetime educator and minister, Darla is passionate about serving the Lord in her current role at Malone. Her ongoing responsibilities as the first lady include support for fundraising, enrollment, and marketing efforts while serving as a liaison between Malone and the greater community. She takes the lead on strategic events, including the Young Christian Leaders Retreat for high school students, and the Legacy of Learning Gala. She also hosts a podcast, Pioneer Portraits, which digs into the university experience of Malone students and alumni and unpacks what challenges, encourages, and inspires them. Her greatest joy, though, is when she can extend hospitality to students and employees around campus, or by opening her home for a meal with student leaders, academic departments, or friends of the University.