Evelyn Miller
2008 MAX Fellow
Joyce Kilmer School, Boston, MA
In 2008, MAX Fellow Evelyn Miller wrote her personal essay about protesting the Iraq War. At our 2023 Gala, she said:
“The courage essay contest gave me a chance and identified my courage… I always held on to that — this organization recognized me. I’m very grateful that this contest is there for other students… it changed my life in a positive way. In school… I wasn’t treated as a great student… and to be recognized by an outside organization that I could take risks and do more with the tools given to me‚ I’m very grateful.”
At the age of 19, she moved to Hong Kong to study abroad, where she obtained a her Bachelor’s Degree in English, followed by a Master’s Degree in Public Policy Analysis, during a time of upheaval in that country. Evelyn is currently serving in the Peace Corps in Nepal as a teacher.