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CCGS
Ruby Miller Scholarship
The CCGS Ruby Miller
Scholarship was established in order to recognize one or more
outstanding athletes who are graduating seniors and who plan to go into
coaching. The award also honors Dr. Ruby Miller, one of the most
respected coaches in the history of Colorado girls’ interscholastic
sports.
Ruby Stephenson Miller (1916-2002)
was an Iowa native who graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in
1938. After teaching in Iowa, Nevada, Washington, and Oregon, she
settled in Colorado, at Adams City High School, in 1956. During her
20-year tenure, she taught physical education and, literally,
jump-started girls’ sports--first in the Skyline League and then around
the state. She was instrumental in gaining CHSAA approval for team
scoring in individual sports and, finally, allowing competition in team
sports.
Ruby was a founding member of CCGS,
in 1970, and its first Hall of Fame inductee, at the inaugural All-State
Games, in 1979. Primarily because of Ruby’s insistence on equal pay for
equal work, Adams County School District #14 was the first to pay
coaches of girls’ sports. This pre-dated Title IX by two years. Ruby
saw girls’ sports progress from GAA playdays and sportsdays to
full-fledged, interscholastic programs.
Ruby’s list of awards is lengthy.
In 1973, NOW recognized her for the role she played in gaining pay for
coaches of girls’ sports. She was inducted into the University of
Northern Iowa Hall of Fame in 1986. CHSAA inducted her into its Hall of
Fame in 1990. The University of Northern Colorado has bestowed several
awards—among them “Contribution to the Profession,” 1967; Alumni
Association Award, 1986; and Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1991.
Ruby Miller was a teacher/coach for
34 years. She is quoted as saying: “I really only had one goal—to help
young women become better individuals; and I thought I could do that
best through coaching.”
Ruby Miller Scholarship application
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Questions?
Mary Kvamme
mustskinow@msn.com
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