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Bob J. Miron '59 Recognized with Highest Alumni Honor
10/4/2022 11:36:00 AM | Men's Rowing
This year's Arents Award winners, Miron alongside Robb Armstrong '85, Joanna Geraghty G'97, L'97, and Stacey Mindich '86, were recognized on the field during Saturday's 59-0 football win over Wagner. Members of the men's rowing team were in attendance and had the opportunity to meet Miron and congratulate him on his award.Â
Miron is the retired non-executive chairman of Discovery, a global leader in real life entertainment reaching three billion cumulative viewers. He retired as chairman and chief executive officer of Advance/Newhouse Communications and its predecessor companies in 2010. Miron is a former chairman of the board of directors of C-Span. He is a former two-time chairman of the board of directors of the Internet & Television Association (formerly the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, or NCTA).Â
He was inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame and the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2001 and 2002. He received the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing Grand TAM Award in 2009, the Cable Television Public Affairs Association's President's Award in 1995, NCTA Distinguished Vanguard Award for Leadership in 1991, NCTA's President's Award in 1990 and the New York State Telecommunications Association's Chairman's Award in 1987.
Miron is a 1987 Letterwinner of Distinction,  He serves on the Syracuse University Board of Advancement and External Affairs, Athletics, and Finance Committees as a Life Trustee participant. He and his wife, Diane, have provided the lead gift for the Diane and Bob Miron Fund for Academic Success in the Libraries. The Digital News Studio in Newhouse II is also named in their honor. They have supported other initiatives in the College of Arts and Sciences, the Newhouse School, Syracuse University Athletics and Syracuse University Libraries.
About the Arents Award
The George Arents Award is Syracuse University's highest alumni honor, presented annually to alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their chosen fields. The award is named for George Arents, a successful manufacturer who served on Syracuse University's Board of Trustees from 1930 until his death in 1960. Among his many legacies to the University is a fund he endowed in 1939 to provide the Arents Award, an annual honor recognizing SU alumni for their extraordinary achievements
Since 1939, more than 200 talented, accomplished and distinguished alumni from a vast scope of disciplines have been honored with the Arents Award. These award recipients were selected by a committee of the Syracuse University Alumni Association's board of directors and approved by the Chancellor.
