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EPHRAIM, Utah—April 15, 2004—Snow College today announced that Larry H. Miller will speak at commencement May 7 at 10:00 a.m. in the Activity Center on Snow’s main campus. The Snow College Board of Trustees will award Mr. Miller an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in appreciation of his philanthropy, entrepreneurship and corporate leadership.
"We're delighted that Larry Miller has accepted the College's invitation to address our graduating class," stated President Michael Benson. "He has long exemplified both the true American entrepreneurial spirit and also a commitment to bettering the larger community through his service and philanthropy."
Miller is widely recognized as the owner of the Utah Jazz National Basketball franchise. He acquired 50 percent of the Jazz in 1985 and became sole owner in 1986. In 1991, Miller built the Delta Center, a 21,000-seat arena in downtown Salt Lake City that houses the Jazz and is a popular concert and convention venue.
Miller is also known as an entrepreneur whose business acumen was earned in the automotive industry. He worked at car dealerships from 1963 to 1970 in Salt Lake City before moving to Colorado as a parts manager for a five-dealership network. Four years later he was the general manager and operations manager for the same network of dealerships. In 1979, Miller returned to Salt Lake City to purchase a Toyota dealership and now owns 35 automobile dealerships in 6 western states. In 1990, the American Import Auto Dealers named him one of the top import dealers in the nation.
Miller’s enterprises extend beyond professional basketball and car dealerships. In 1993, he purchased a television network that broadcasts Utah Jazz and University of Utah basketball games and other programming. Most recently, Miller has developed Jordan Commons – a movie theatre megaplex, restaurant and office complex at the site of the old Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah.
Miller and his wife, Gail, contribute generously to higher education, athletics, the arts, children’s issues and more.
Snow College
Snow College, founded in
1888, serves approximately 2,800 students at its Ephraim campus, and
approximately 600 students at its Richfield campus. The college provides general education and applied technology
programs leading to Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of
Applied Science and Associate of Pre-Engineering degrees, and certificates of
completion in a number of occupational areas.
Once owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Snow
College became a state college in 1932.
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