Dean at Illinois State University is the New Head of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans

Jean M. Miller, dean of the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts at Illinois State University was named President of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD) at the organization’s annual conference at the University of Texas at Austin. She will serve as president for three years, and then one year as past president.

ICFAD is a multinational alliance of fine arts executives representing higher education institutions committed to building excellence in leadership and advocacy for the arts. Miller has been an active member of ICFAD for 11 years and has led initiatives on cultivation and stewardship, diversity and inclusion, leadership, and membership.

In accepting the appointment, Dean Miller stated that “being elected by one’s peers and given ICFAD’s President role is an honor and privilege. To represent all kinds of institutions — research, comprehensive, large, medium and small, both public and private — is deeply gratifying. I am thrilled that this opportunity will also give Illinois State University and the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts greater visibility and attention in the coming years.”

Miller has been dean of the College of Fine Arts at Illinois State University since 2015. Previously, she was dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication at the University of Missouri – St. Louis. Earlier, Miller served as associate dean of the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas.

Dean Miller holds a master of fine arts degree in painting from the California College of the Arts.