Mountain Home banker Joe Miles has been named one of three recipients of the Arkansas State University Alumni Association’s 2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards. The awards will be presented during Homecoming on October 14.
According to a release, this is the 34th year the association has recognized the universitys most outstanding alumni, and each of the recipients has attained an outstanding record of professional and civic achievements, in addition to giving extraordinary support to Arkansas State. A Homecoming ceremony recognizing this years honorees is scheduled for halftime of the Red Wolves football game against Coastal Carolina.
Miles has been actively engaged in community banking for almost 40 years, since earning his Master of Business Administration from Arkansas State in 1977. He is president of Integrity First Bank of Mountain Home and a member of the Integrity First Bank board of directors.
Miles earned his Bachelor of Science in marketing from A-State in 1974, and since that time has served his alma mater as a member of the ASU Foundation Board of Directors from 1993-96 and again from 2009-present, including his role as chairman from 2014-16. A former member of the A-State Alumni Association Board of Directors and a 1924 Sustaining Life member, Miles is a member of the Board of Regents at the Barret School of Banking in Memphis, former chairman of the Arkansas State Police Retirement System Board of Trustees and past president of the Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce.
An Eagle Scout, a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and former chairman of the Arkansas Bankers Association, Miles was described by his nominators as someone whose commitment to the success of Arkansas State University is unquestioned, and someone who through his vision and leadership skills, has done an outstanding job of advancing the ASU System. In an increasingly complex arena, he has proven his ability to serve the needs of the public and to earn the trust of those he serves.
Joe and his wife Kathryn have four children, Lynli, Evelyn, Emily and Elizabeth.
WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI