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President's Word
“What we need are
mental and spiritual giants who are aflame with a purpose…. We’re a race
ready for crusade, for we’ve recognized that we’re a race on this continent
that can work out its own salvation”
--Nannie Burroughs, Activist
December 3, 2006
Greeting in the wonderful name of Jesus, the Christ!
The past two years have been an exciting and productive season for the
Turner Theological Seminary Alumni Association. We have accomplished much
and now is the time for us to prepare for the 2007 Election of the Alumni
Association Executive Board. The elections will be held at the annual
meeting, February 6, 2007 at 10:00am in the Franklin Auditorium on the
campus of the Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, Georgia. I
invite you once again to join the Alumni as we celebrate our 113th Founders’
Day Convocation.
The 2007 Election of officers is a significant and vital component to the
association future. The officers to be elected will represent the interests
of more than 500 TTS Alumni around the connection. Individuals seeking an
office on the Executive Board office must be present during the election.
The Executive Board members include President, First Vice President,
Second Vice President, Third Vice President, Recording Secretary, Assistant
Recording Secretary, Treasurer, Financial Secretary, Corresponding
Secretary, Historiographer, Chaplain and Parliamentarian.
(See Article IV, Section 12-22). We hope that you would
take this opportunity to participate in next year election process by
casting your vote!
All members, graduates and former students, of the Alumni Association who
have paid their annual dues for the Fiscal Year 2006-2007 (February
1, 2006 to January 31, 2007) are eligible for office and have voting
privilege. See Article III, Section 1-5 and Article IV, Section 11 of the
By-Laws and Constitution, Ratified February 13, 2006. Dues were increased by
a majority vote from $25 to $50 at the 2006 Annual Meeting. (See Article
III, Section 2).
The new Fiscal Year begins February 1, 2007 and ends January 31, 2008 (see
Article VIII-Fiscal Year). If you do not have your 2006-2007 Official
Membership Card, it could mean that the Alumni Association does not have
a record of your dues. If you have already paid your dues, we appreciate
your commitment and support. We ask that you please forward your 2007-2008
dues no later than January 15, 2007 that they may be properly recorded and
processed prior to the 2007 election. This would ensure your voting
eligibility. Please make all checks payable to the AATTS and send to Rev.
Richard Yancey, Treasurer at 406 Royal Crest Circle, Cathleen, Georgia 31047
or contact him at (478) 988-4476
As president of the Turner Theological Seminary Alumni Association, I look
forward to the 113th Founders’ Day Convocation, and your participation in
the election process. In the same spirit, let’s continue to support our alma
mater and the Church of Allen through our gifts and be opened to the next
two years with the same vision and a greater “Call to Make a Difference”
May God bless our works!
Reverend Ammie Davis-Miller -- President
Alumni Association
About Your President
"Combines a love of God with a passion for ministering to the
People."
Ammie Davis
Miller was born in Philadelphia,
Mississippi on December 25, 1965. She is the second of seven children born to
Mrs. Thelma Butler and Charles Lee Davis. During her childhood, she
learned the value of hard work and determination as she helped care for
her siblings.
Rev. Miller
attended Hattiesburg High until her senior year then she transferred
mid-fall to Forrest
County Agricultural High School. She graduated from Forrest County
Agricultural High School in 1983 and went on to attend Clark
Memorial Junior College on a basketball scholarship. In the fall of 1985,
she transferred to William Cary College where she remained until enlisting
in the United States Navy in January 1988.
While in
the Navy, Rev. Miller continued her education and received her Bachelor’s
in Business Administration and Human Resource Management from Southern New
Hampshire University and has begun to earn credits toward an MBA from
Mississippi State University.
During her
naval career, Rev. Miller has received training as a Hospital Corpsman,
Physical Therapy Technician and an Emergency Medical Technician. In April
2002, Rev. Miller was commissioned as an officer in the United States
Naval Reserve and currently serves at the rank of Lieutenant Junior
Grade. In June 2002,she attended Navy
Chaplain School in Newport, Rhode Island, as a Chaplain Candidate Program
Officer, graduating on August 13, 2002. In August 2005, she attended TEAMS training at Navy
Chaplain School in Newport, Rhode Island, graduating August 12, 2005 and commissioned for active duty. October 3, 2005, Rev. Miller reported for duty to the Marine
Corps Air Station Chapel, Beaufort South Caroline and serve as the
Protestant Staff Chaplain and Assistant Command Chaplain. .
As a youth
and until joining the Navy, Rev. Miller attended Zion Chapel A.M.E. Church
in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She has remained active in church activities
at military base chapels and at local churches in the communities of her
duty stations. Her many positions include service as a Sunday School
Teacher, Associate Minister, Youth Minister, Conference Speaker and Young
Adults Pastor. In November 2000, she was ordained as an Itinerant Deacon
and in November 2002 ordained as an Itinerant Elder by the Rt. Rev. C.
Garnett Henning, Sr., Presiding Prelate of the Eight Episcopal District of
the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. Miller an honor graduate of
Turner Theological Seminary. She completed her studies May 8, 2004. She was elected President for Turner Student
Fellowship while matriculating at Turner. She organized the Charles
Hurley James Resource Center and Computer Lab at Turner Theological
Seminary. She was inducted into the International Society of Theta Phi
which is an honor society for Theological Studies, November 6, 2003. She was elected as the new Alumni President
of the Turner Theological Seminary, February 1,
2005
Rev. Miller
was wedded in Holy Matrimony to Mr. Roy Douglas Miller, Sr., on September 3, 2005. Bishop C. Garnett Henning Sr. officiated the
ceremony at Pearl
Street AME Church, Jackson Mississippi.
Her life is
a testimony to the incredible mercy and boundless grace of God through
which we all are saved....persistence
Rev. Davis’ Motto:
Worship God Wholeheartedly
Teach God’s Word Effectively
Reach Out to Others Creatively
Encourage Others Continually
Click the following to download:
Rev. Ammie Davis-Miller's Biography (
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Rev. Ammie Davis-Miller's Resume (
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