Dr.  Jerry F. Miller first served in the United States Air Force as a rescue/special operations helicopter pilot. He achieved the rank of colonel before retirement from the Air Force. In addition to being an aircrew commander, he was also a resources, planning, and programming officer, deliberate plans officer, and foreign area officer for Latin America during his time in uniform. Upon leaving military service, he joined the Florida International University (FIU) where he later earned his Ph.D. in computer science. He learned the lesson of mentorship early, as a high school student, where he was too shy to ask for guidance. It cost him a scholarship. Since that 

time, he has been fortunate to have had mentors who recognized his potential and mentored him to success. Today, he is actively mentoring computer science and information technology students, who will be our future leaders. More importantly, as we enter the age of artificial intelligence, Dr. Miller is mentoring more experienced mentors in the art and science of finding, connecting, and building lasting relationships with a new generation of protégés struggling to compete in our complex, rapidly changing technological world. Jerry lives in Miami, Florida, where he is married and has ample opportunity to practice mentoring in his blended, 

multicultural family of six children and their spouses, ten grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.