SHARING THE GIFT OF
HIGHER
EDUCATION
WINNING SPIRIT IN ACTION
Education has always been important to Larry H. and Gail Miller. As
their business continued to do well, they looked for opportunities
to give the gift of education to as many people as possible.
The first step was the creation of the Larry H. Miller Education
Foundation in 1996. The program offers educational assistance to
dependent children of full-time employees of the Larry H. Miller
Group of Companies. Since its inception, the program has helped
more than 1,574 students at over 80 different colleges, universities
or trade schools throughout the United States. Last year, more
than 300 scholarships were awarded through the foundation.
D.J. Bolerjack, son of Utah Jazz broadcaster Craig Bolerjack,
joined the 2News team in 2014 and is now the Chief Bureau
Reporter in Southern Utah after spending two years as a multimedia reporter and weekend
anchor at KSNT 27 in Topeka,
Kansas. D.J. attended Kansas
State University on a Larry
H. Miller scholarship and
graduated with a degree in
broadcast journalism. While in
school, he was a writer for the
University newspaper, radio
play-by-play analyst, college
ambassador and on-air talent
for the University television
station.
During his career, he has done
everything
from
covering
breaking news, politics and feature stories to chasing tornados
on the Kansas plains. Today, he reports live every day on KUTV2’s
5 and 6 o’clock news from sunny southern Utah.
D.J. Bolerjack
For recent University of Utah graduate, Kaitlin Freestone,
the scholarship made all the difference in the world for her
education. “My father works at Larry H. Miller Toyota Murray,
and I was lucky enough to be a recipient of the scholarship from
the LHM Education Foundation. If it weren’t for my scholarship
I likely wouldn’t have attended college, let alone graduated
with a bachelor’s degree,” said Kaitlin. At graduation, Kaitlin
proudly wore a stole of gratitude for Gail Miller as a token of her
appreciation for the gift of higher education she received.
Ambra Jackson and Gail Miller
In addition to the Dependent Scholarship program, the Miller
family extended its impact on future generations by offering
scholarship opportunities to students who might not otherwise
be able to attend college. The University of Utah Diversity
Scholarship and Enrichment Scholarship programs provide
assistance to an outstanding group of students from diverse
backgrounds.
As a little girl, Ambra Jackson wanted to grow up to be the
president of the United States. She was born in Las Vegas
and moved to Utah
when she was young.
Ambra
graduated
from
Northridge
High
School
with
dreams to be the
first in her family to
attend
college.
A
Diversity Scholarship
made that dream
a reality for Ambra,
who will serve as the
upcoming
student
body president at the
University of Utah.
Ambra is entering
her fourth year at the
University of Utah
majoring in strategic
communications with
a minor in French.
Kaitlin Freestone
After graduation she
would like pursue a master’s of science in public relations and
corporate communication. The scholarship, along with her hard
work and determination, continues to open doors for Ambra and
her fellow scholarship recipients.
Dawn and Bryan Miller, Gail Miller, and Steve Miller with the Larry H. and
Gail Miller Enrichment Scholarship recipients for 2015.
To learn more about educational opportunities and scholarship
requirements for the Larry H. Miller Education Foundation, visit
www.lhm.com/giving-back/education-foundation.