Fargo, N.D. — John Miller, director of the Division of Fine Arts at NDSU, chaired the nominating committee for the National Association of Schools of Music during 2010-11. The committee’s work resulted in the election of officers and committee on accreditation members during the annual convention. Miller, a past National Association of Schools of Music region chair and member of the Commission on Accreditation, also co-presented a pre-conference workshop for new music administrators titled "Managing from the Middle" and co-presented a conference session on administering effective faculty searches.