Mr. Marshall Miller Marshall S. Miller, a native of Bluefield, West Virginia, is president of Marshall Miller & Associates, a geological and engineering firm that he founded in 1976. After obtaining B.S. and M.S. degrees in geology from WVU, he initiated his career in the Illinois oil and gas fields as a geophysical engineer with Schlumberger Well Services. A five-year stint of research then followed in Charlottesville, Virginia, as fuels geologist for the Virginia Division of Mineral Resources. During this period, he authored several pioneering studies in the area of geophysics, geology, and mining, the most comprehensive of which was a 200-page book on the coal fields of southwest Virginia, which stands today as a landmark reference for mining and energy producers in that area. Following a two-year interval as fuels geologist with Norfolk Southern's land subsidiary, Pocahontas Land, Mr. Miller embarked on an independent career, offering geological and geophysical services to the coal, oil, and gas industries in the Central Appalachians. Today, his company comprises the largest geological staff in the eastern United States, serving the fuel-related industries. At the same time, he continually pursued a diversification path that has resulted in a multi-service engineering, geological, and geophysical operation with a full staff of civil, mining, environmental, and petroleum engineers, along with hydrological and computer specialists. The company now numbers over 180 employees and provides consulting services on an international basis, with mineral development ventures in China and South America providing the majority of the company's international focus. The WVU graduate ('65 and '73) has authored over 25 professional publications and was recognized as West Virginia Entrepreneur of the Year in 1993 by Inc. magazine, Ernst & Young, and Merrill Lynch. In recent years, he received the Distinguished Alumni Professional Achievement Award (WVU Geology Department) and the Distinguished Member Award of the Society of Mining Engineers. In addition to serving as a President of the WVU Foundation Board and the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board, he is co-founder of the Bluefield Area Foundation. Mr. Miller also serves on the following boards: PEMCO Corporation; Greater Bluefield Community Center; Rosenbaum Family House, West Virginia University Hospitals; and Eastern Mineral Law Foundation. He served as president of the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce in 1993 and is a multi-engine, instrument-related pilot with over 20 years of experience.