Her initiatives as first lady were to improve the quality of education within the state, including helping adults in literacy to earn their GED.

She moved to Georgia to attend Young Harris College where she met her husband, Zell Miller who served in the United States Marine Corps from 1953 to 1956 before entering politics.

In 1990, Miller helped introduce a new initiative called the Certified Literate Community Program (CLCP) to address rising issues of low literacy rates among adults statewide.

[4] The HOPE Scholarship was created by Governor Miller in 1993 to provide financial aid to students who had achieved a minimum 3.0 GPA as they worked toward their diploma or degree.

[5] In 2011, the Zell Miller scholarship was established for students with a minimum 3.3 GPA in colleges and Universities to reduce costs of tuition.