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Miller has 1st Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial Leadership Appreciation Award

Posted 1/7/20

Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial, Inc. --- a non-profit 501(C)(3) for preserving the history of aviation in Scottsdale, all military veterans, and creating unique educational opportunities in aviation for students --- honors Rudy R. Miller with the first Leadership Appreciation Award.

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Miller has 1st Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial Leadership Appreciation Award

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Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial, Inc. --- a non-profit 501(C)(3) for preserving the history of aviation in Scottsdale, all military veterans, and creating unique educational opportunities in aviation for students --- honors Rudy R. Miller with the first Leadership Appreciation Award.

TB2 Chairman/President Steve Ziomek presented the award to Mr. Miller on behalf of TB2’s Board of Directors to commemorate all his dedication to the organization, according to a press release.

“I’m honored to receive this Leadership Appreciation Award. The main reasons I’m involved in this amazing organization are remembering the history of aviation in Arizona, honoring all service men and women of the nation’s Armed Forces, plus helping the youth of our state and this country to become future pilots, mechanics, air traffic controllers, etc.,” said Mr. Miller, chairman of TB2 Advisory Board and Scholarship Committee, and CEO of The Miller Group of entities, in a prepared statement.

Mr. Miller is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Miller Capital Corporation, an affiliated company of The Miller Group, established in 1972, the release said.

He has a background as a serial entrepreneur, investor, public company chief executive officer, board member of numerous public and private companies, as well as founder and chairman of an investment bank.

Mr. Miller has an airline aviation background and served as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, the release added.

His philanthropic endeavors include support for the non-profit arts community, various universities, athletic foundations, and veterans projects.

Also, in 2008, he instituted the annual Rudy R. Miller Business – Finance Scholarship in support of Arizona State University, particularly the W. P. Carey School of Business, and to encourage, mentor and recognize academic excellence in outstanding students.

The TB2 Memorial is located at the entrance of the Scottsdale Airport, a cornerstone of Scottsdale’s development and progress, detailed the release.

During World War II, the airfield, built for training U.S. Army Air Corp pilots in 1942, was known as Thunderbird Field II. Thunderbird Field II graduated more than 5,500 men and women pilots of whom many saw military action in Europe and the Pacific, the release said.

The field and school were deactivated on Oct. 16, 1944, sold to Arizona State Teachers College (ASU), then to the Arizona Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, and finally to the City of Scottsdale in 1966.

“Rudy has been here since day one with TB2. He’s developed and managed our aviation scholarship program, provided financial, administrative and marketing support, raised significant amounts of capital over the past four-plus years for our project and there’s nobody more dedicated to TB2,” said Mr. Ziomek in a prepared statement.