Mr. Terry L. Miller

Biology and Ecology

In 1980, I earned a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from NWMSU in Maryville, MO. I continued at NWMSU and earned a Master's of Science in Biology (wildlife emphasis) in 1982. My master's study was entitled, Waterfowl Mortality at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, and was conducted on the 7000+ acre refuge near Mound City, Missouri.

I then worked for the Missouri Dept. of Conservation for the next two years at the 10,000+ acre Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Chillicothe, Missouri. I was in charge of the trapping and banding program for Canada Geese. I also was intensely involved with the hunting program, farming, and various wildlife research projects such as the otter re-introduction.

In 1985, I was hired by Kearney High School in Kearney, MO where I was employed as a science teacher until 2018. I have taught at the Frassati Academy since its inception in 2018. Now, for nearly 40 years, I have spent my life educating our youth with a love of God’s gift of the natural world. Many of my former students have become Wildlife and Conservation professionals in Missouri and throughout the United States.
Over the years, I have taught College Zoology, Ecology, Biology, Genetics, Astronomy, Earth Science, and Botany. I am also a professional taxidermist, and since 1997, I have mounted and worked with nearly 3000 animals.
For the Frassati Academy, I have taught Biology and Ecology courses. This coming year I will be teaching a multi-discipline course for all of the students.
As a final note, my Catholic faith is my most treasured possession. I am consumed with the pursuit of Truth, in both science and in theology. As I am an avid reader, I have steeped my knowledge with solid and orthodox Catholic literature. The foundations of our Catholic faith and doctrine thoroughly permeate my entire perspective of teaching. I actively encourage my students to personally know their faith and to practice it with a clear, foundational knowledge and to avoid mere routine conformity. To know and live our Catholic faith is to be fully alive and to live a meaningful, purposeful, and blessed life!