http://memoriesofdanny.english-nku.org/memories In memory of our colleague, Danny Miller Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:14:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I first met Danny 35 years ago.  I remember climbing the steps to the Wallace Building at Eastern and thinking that it would never be home to me the way Ball State had been.  I could not have been more wrong.  That August of 1974 I entered graduate school as ... http://memoriesofdanny.english-nku.org/memories/?p=176 All that we are not stares back at what we are.  WH Auden I was jolted overboard.  The buoyant wordrobe of Auden provided some Mae West-esque form of rescue.  Simply speaking, I am very grateful to have met Dr. Miller.  On behalf of the NKU Horticulture Department, we were extremely  appreciative of ... http://memoriesofdanny.english-nku.org/memories/?p=173 This is a photo taken at Lake Cumberland State Resort Dock in August 2008. Doctor Miller was one of the nicest, most caring men that I have evermet.  I remember that I had Doctor Miller's "American Short Story" class right before I went to take a class in England with what ... http://memoriesofdanny.english-nku.org/memories/?p=167 I first met Danny when I became an English major during my second year at NKU. He was so friendly and welcoming, and he greeted me like a long lost friend every time I saw him. His warm manner and attitude seemed to radiate throughout the entire department and inspire ... http://memoriesofdanny.english-nku.org/memories/?p=162 I met Danny eight and a half years ago at my orientation for NKU. At the time, I was enrolled as an English major, but I intended to change my major to Theater. As I worked with Danny to plan my schedule for the fall semester, I was so impressed ... http://memoriesofdanny.english-nku.org/memories/?p=161 Transferring into NKU from a small, private college, I was less than eager to join a public university with a student body fifteen times larger than what I'd become accustomed to. My first advising appointment with Danny changed that: his enthusiasm and vivacity assured me that I wouldn't be merely another body in the ... http://memoriesofdanny.english-nku.org/memories/?p=158 A recent NKU grad, and beloved former student of mine, emailed me today from his Peace Corps post in N.W. Africa.  Having learned of Danny's death, he shared his own story of how Danny had personally, and doggedly, helped him  clear all barriers to graduation.  He expressed, as well, great ... http://memoriesofdanny.english-nku.org/memories/?p=151 Words cannot express this weekend and the experience that my family and I had. Danny was my Uncle. Living in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina I did not get to see Danny as often as I should have. Every time we did get to see him, however, is a ... http://memoriesofdanny.english-nku.org/memories/?p=149 It is truly amazing and inspirational to read through these posts and see the many lives touched by Danny, my beloved cousin who certainly touched my life and inspired me in profound ways. It is no understatment to say that I would not be who I am today without Danny ... http://memoriesofdanny.english-nku.org/memories/?p=146 Danny and I had a unique friendship.  When I served as President of NKU, I found him to be an outstanding faculty colleague that made him stand out among his peers.  When I returned fulltime to the classroom,  we encountered each other many times.  His professionalism, his humanity, his sense ... http://memoriesofdanny.english-nku.org/memories/?p=99