Williams Student is Hockey Humanitarian Award Finalist
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams senior Zach Miller has been named a finalist for the 2010 Hockey Humanitarian Award.
One of 18 finalists, Miller, of Bridgewater, N.J., is a forward and assistant captain for the Williams hockey team. He is the third Eph to achieve finalist status. Will Bruce and Caralyn Quan were recognized as finalists in 2008; Bruce ultimately won the award.
The Hockey Humanitarian Award is awarded annually to college hockey's finest citizen and seeks to recognize college hockey players, Division I or Division III, male or female, who give back to their community in the true humanitarian spirit.
Miller, a four-year letterman, has appeared in 70 games for the Ephs (third highest on the team) and has netted four goals and two assists for six points. Miller is a double major – economics and history – and is pursuing a minor in leadership studies. He has been named to the Dean’s List (minimum grade-point average of 3.5) all seven semesters and has been named to the NESCAC All-Academic team for the maximum two years.
Miller is a member of Phi Beta Kappa (in the top 5 percent of the class of 2010 based on cumulative GPA), and is a Class of 1960 Scholar in both economics and history as one of the top 10 performing majors. Additionally he is a recipient of the Class of 1953 Scholarship, which is awarded to one student based on financial need, academic achievement, extracurricular involvement and demonstrated campus leadership.
Recently Miller was selected as the recipient of the Williams College Martin Wilson Fellowship, which will cover most of his expenses as he attends England’s Oxford University from 2010-2012.
For three consecutive years Miller has received a Community Recognition Award from the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition for his contributions to the community, which have included organizing an annual baseball clinic and cookout for local children and directing a program that paired Williams student-athletes with underprivileged youths to provide them with mentoring and encouragement. During this academic year Miller organized a pledge drive to raise money for the Massachusetts Soldiers’ Legacy Fund a charity that provides tuition assistance to the children of soldiers who have lost their lives serving overseas. Outside of Williamstown, Miller also has volunteered for work with the U.S. Department of State, where he was selected to serve as a civilian ambassador on a trip to Iraq.
Four repeat nominees from 2009
Four repeat nominees are among the 18 college hockey players nominated for the 2010 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award.
Colgate senior Ethan Cox, Denver senior Brandon Vossberg, St. Cloud State senior Caitlin Hogan and Brockport senior Todd Sheridan are on the list again; all were nominated last year as well.
The nominees:
• Bobby Butler, senior, University of New Hampshire
• Kevin Deeth, senior, Notre Dame
• Kirsten Dier, senior, Amherst
• Jon Globke, senior, New England College
• Barry Goers, senior, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
• Dion Knelsen, senior, University of Alaska
• Sam Kuzyk, junior, Adrian
• Shareef Labreche, senior, Buffalo State
• Zach Miller, senior, Williams
• Mario Mjelleli, junior, Augsburg
• Brigid O’Gorman, junior, Connecticut College
• Jordan Pietrus, senior, Brown
• Garrett Raboin, senior, St. Cloud State
• Brett Watson, senior, University of Massachusetts
