Georgia Miller
Homewood Middle School ESL teacher Georgia Miller at the International Women’s Day Celebration.
Georgia Miller, a Homewood Middle School ESL teacher, received at Motivating Woman’s Award at the recent Birmingham International Center’s (BIC) International Women’s Day celebration.
“Georgia is a vivacious, enthusiastic and forward-thinking professional,” BIC said in statement. “She works tirelessly to ensure that students are treated fairly and feel comfortable in the school environment. She became an ESL teacher in order to provide English instruction for non-English speaking students and their families,” BIC said.
As a community leader, Miller has worked with homeless shelters, drug education and awareness programs, The Junior League and Habitat for Humanity. She has recruited workers for the Marion Well Mission project, is a deacon at Independent Presbyterian Church and a member of the mission committee as well at the church. She is currently on the board of Culture Relay, which connects girls in the U.S. with girls in other countries.
One of 100 applicants, Miller was selected for a two-week study tour to Turkey provided by the Turkish American Association in conjunction with the BIC Spotlight on Turkey in 2012. This opportunity allowed her to experience Turkey as the local residents do as well as learn about the education system there. Upon return, she provided workshops, lectures and slideshows to school and community groups.
