Clarence Beckwith Distinguished Alumni Award: John Miller
John Miller is the tribal chairman of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians.ÌýAs the highest elected official of the sovereign nation, he presides over the tribalÌýcouncil,Ìý which is empowered to promote and protect the peace, health, safety,Ìýeducation and general welfare of the Band’s 4,000 members.
As tribal chairman, he has the dual role as CEO of the Pokagon Band GamingÌýAuthority, which oversees the Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo.Ìý
John is also a trustee of the Four Winds Casino Resort business board and servesÌýas chair of the board of The Pokagon Fund, a charitable organization funded by aÌýdesignated stream of revenues from the Four Winds Casino. The Fund has distributedÌýover $4 million in the past 18 months to communities, groups and organizations inÌýsouthwest Michigan.
He earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Hospitality Management fromÌýLMC in 1998.
John Miller received the Clarence Beckwith Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009.
