Miquell O Miller

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“Early on in life, I realized that my family could not afford the cost of higher education. This fact however, did not deter me from my pursuit of knowledge. Instead, it instilled in me a drive to always strive for academic excellence.”

  • Program: 2009 Graduate Scholarship Recipient
  • Resides: Stanford, CA
  • Hometown: Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas
  • Age: 24

Biography

PROFILE: If you Google Miquell Miller’s name, the first item that pops up is the YouTube link to her Valedictorian address at Dillard University in 2008. It is speech that everyone in attendance—graduates, parents, and faculty—will remember for years to come. Miquell’s academic career at Dillard was interrupted for a semester by Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and heavily damaged the historic Dillard campus.  But the college survived and thrived, and so did Miquell. A native of Abaco Island in the Bahamas, Miquell’s GPA was just a fraction shy of a perfect 4.0 and she is now studying to become a physician at Stanford University where she spent some time working in various scientific labs as a technician and research assistant. Out of sight of the pristine beaches and welcoming culture or her native Bahamas is a stagnated health care system; it’s her goal to contribute to improving that system by creating a model system for health care there and throughout third world countries.

INSPIRATION: Dr. Bernard Singleton at Dillard was a tremendous inspiration to Miquell. “Not only did he help me with my studies, but he went a step further to help mold me into a young professional. Moreover, he was supportive when I had points in my life where I did not excel as much as I hoped.”

ASPIRATION: Her long-term career plan is to begin a medical institution that will help children that suffer from mental disorders that affect their ability to learn.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE:  In addition to countless service projects that she was involved in while at Dillard, Miquell is most proud of being accepted to medical school and the hope that this achievement gives to the younger generation back in the Bahamas. “My accomplishment is an emblem of hope for them.”

ACCOLADES: In addition to being the Class of 2008 Valedictorian at Dillard University, Miquell won the Biological Science Research Award presented at the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Conference and was a Melton Foundation Fellow. 

INTERESTING FACT: The island where Miquell grew up is three miles long with a population of 500 inhabitants.

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