Professor Deon Miles ’97
In his senior year, Deon Miles ’97 told Wabash Magazine that
he hoped one day to teach in a small liberal arts college, and that's
exactly what he's doing 10 years later as Associate Professor of
Chemistry at the University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee.
Professor Miles, now married with an 18-month-old son, Noah, earned
tenure last year. Watching Deon teach a seminar and lab was a great way
to start WM's four day trip through Kentucky and Tennessee to
interview alumni for the upcoming "39 Under 39"issue. A perceptive and
remarkably effective teacher, Deon knows his students and loves his work.
WM visited Deon on Groundhog Day, which in Sewanee began with a snowfall
that just made the campus even more beautiful.
All Saints' Chapel
Professor Miles with two students during an afternoon lab measuring food
combustion.
A student assistant at work in Professor Miles' research lab.
A celebratory cartoon on Professor Miles' office door.
Deon's Wabash career keeps a high profile on his office wall.
