Distinguished Alumni

Tucker Miller, III (Bachelor of Science in Agronomy 1975 and Master of Science in Pest Management 1977) is president and CEO of Miller Entomological Service Inc., a company he started in 1968.

For more than 50 years, he has served as an independent crop consultant helping Delta farmers execute pest management plans. Throughout his career, Miller has worked with many MSU scientists on various research projects.

Miller has served as president of the Mississippi Agricultural Consultants Association twice, was Syngenta Cotton Consultant of the Year in 2004, and was inducted into the Mississippi Agricultural Consultants Hall of Fame in 2015. He has been a member of the Mississippi Association of Plant Pathologists and Nematologists and has served on the Board of Directors of both the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District and North Sunflower Medical Center. He has presented at many conferences over the years. He is a member of the Dean's Advisory Council for the MSU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

The Miller's established an endowed scholarship for students in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences.

Miller and his wife, Ruth, have two children and reside in Drew, Mississippi. All attended MSU and graduated from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.