The NC Association of School Administrators’ (NCASA) awarded the 2020 Raymond Sarbaugh Leadership Award to Greene County Schools Superintendent Dr. Patrick Miller. NCASA was established in 1976 with a mission to ensure student success through visionary leadership.

“Dr. Miller’s advocacy for students and his colleagues stretches well beyond his home county, across the state and even the nation, since he represents North Carolina on the Governing Board of AASA, our national organization for superintendents,” said NCASA Executive Director Katherine Joyce. “His contributions at the state level also are significant and plentiful, and he is truly deserving of this recognition as a leader among his peer school leaders in North Carolina.”

Per the press release, the Sarbaugh Leadership Award, named after NCASA’s first full-time Executive Director, is given annually to an NCASA member who serves as a  leader amongst school leaders. Dr. Miller was presented the award in recognition of his leadership in numerous statewide efforts focused on ensuring quality learning experiences throughout North Carolina public schools. 

"I'm flattered and honored to have been chosen as the recipient of this award but I have to admit it is a direct reflection of the quality of the leadership team that I am fortunate enough to work with in Greene County, without them I could not begin to do what I have been able to do," said Greene County Schools Superintendent Dr. Patrick Miller. 

After earning his degree in music education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Miller went on to earn his master’s and doctoral degrees from East Carolina University and started his career in education as a choral music and theatre arts teacher at Greene Central High School. 

As the past president of NCASA and current President of NC School Superintendents’ Association (NCSSA), Miller has served on multiple boards including the Central Carolina Regional Education Service Alliance (RESA) and as an advisor of the State Board of Education. 

Miller served on the Boys and Girls Club of the Coastal Plain Regional Board and started the first chapter of the Boys and Girls Club in Greene County, served on the Eastern North Carolina Employers and Superintendents Council, and served on the board of the NC Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (NCASCD.)

Miller was named Superintendent of Greene County Schools in 2008 and was selected as the 2019 A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year.