SHARON MILLER RETIRES

Sharon Miller

In May, Sharon Miller retired from the NCI Office of Acquisitions. During her 34-year career, she played an instrumental role in the field of contracting. She received multiple awards from NIH and other agencies during her career, including the NCI Director’s Award, a DCEG Special Recognition Award, NCI Customer Service Awards in four consecutive years, Sustained Superior Performance Awards, and National Contract Management Association (NCMA) Special Recognition Awards. She also served as President and National Director of the Bethesda/Medical Chapter of NCMA. Her contributions were key to the successful conduct of the DCEG research program.

Ms. Miller began her career in the federal government in 1974 and joined NCI in 1981 as a contract administrator. In 1983, she accepted a contract specialist trainee position, where she flourished. She was promoted to contracting officer/team leader in 1988. In 1997, she became deputy chief of the Epidemiology and Support Section. Throughout her career, she took pride in being a true partner to her Project Officers and in assisting them to achieve their scientific goals. She plans to spend her retirement traveling, working on her historic home, and spending time with her children and grandchildren.