Faculty of the Division of Business

General Information
Dr. Millage has experimented with many types of careers, ranging from owning his own business, to executive roles, to consulting, to teaching. His first love is teaching and his favorite group to work with is traditional-age students. Dr. Millage's biggest thrills in life have come from his family and from being part of God's Kingdom work. According to Dr. Millage, the biggest thrill is leading someone to Christ, because that changes eternity--everything else pales in comparison.

Professional Involvement
Dr. Millage has served as an officer of the National Speaker's Association and is active member of the American Marketing Association. He serves on Ravi Zacharias' advisory board.

Accomplishments and Interests
Dr. Millage has consulted for more than 100 different companies ranging from "mom and pops" to larger organizations such at National Car Rental, Ball State University and Medical Economics. He has been a vice president of marketing in a construction company, and in a commercial land development company. Additionally, Dr. Millage has been an internal corporate consultant for a software development company and for a leading health care company. Along with helping people start their own businesses, Dr. Millage started his own assisted living business and was the C.E.O. of that company three years prior to selling it to the Church of God in Anderson, Ind. He currently owns a (part-time) management consulting firm www.philmillage.com and enjoys keeping his fingers in the world of business. Teaching is his passion and besides teaching at IWU, he has taught courses for Indiana University, Ball State University and Taylor University.

Courses Commonly Taught
Marketing Principles, Introduction to Business, Service Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Pricing, Real Estate Investment and Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Advertising and Selling and Relationship Management

Office: Maxwell Center, Division of Business Suite, Second Floor
Phone: (765) 677-2153
Email: phil.millage@indwes.edu
Web Site: www.philmillage.com

Education
A.A., Miltonvale now Bartlesville Wesleyan College, 1972
B.S., Indiana Wesleyan University, 1976
M.A., Ball State University, 1977
M.B.A., Ball State University, 1980
Ed.D., Ball State University, 1990

I have been in this position: Full time or part-time since 1980.

I came to Indiana Wesleyan University because: I was a student at IWU--never planned to spend my life here. Gives a whole new meaning to the words, "my senior year."

A synopsis of my life and testimony: Saved at church camp in northern Minnesota at age 15, but hit many speed bumps for the next eight years trying to figure it out.

I grew up in: Columbia Heights, Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis.

The most influential person in my life while growing up: Of course my parents, but I had a very special relationship with my father. He showed me that a person with an eighth grade education can be very wise and can do very well in life i.e. if Christ is in control.

Favorite passage of scripture: Romans in general, but specifically Romans 8:28. Judy and I have chosen Proverbs 3:5-6 as our life verses.

Favorite book (besides the Bible): The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis and Chronicles of Wasted Time by Malcom Muggeridge. In business, I like anything written by Peter Drucker. Additionally, I get a kick out of marketing books by Jay Conrad Levinson.