Amy Milliken is a second grade teacher at Wallace A. Smith Elementary School located on Hunter Rd. in Ooltewah, TN. Milliken is a nominee for an excellence in education award.
ABOUT AMY MILLIKEN* Age: 41* Education: Graduated Central High School in 1989. Bachelor’s in education from UTC in 1993* Experience: 10 years teaching, four years at Brown Middle School; six years at Wallace E. Smith Elementary School* Personal: Married 18 years to Rick Milliken. Two children, Naddie, 14, and Macy, 12FUN FACT: “I have big curly hair, a big mouth, and I love God.”
Teacher is Amy Milliken’s title, but it doesn’t limit what she does.
The 41-year-old mother of two said she’s willing to take on any role necessary to help her students learn how to be productive people.
“When you come into my room, I’m your mom, your dad, your aunt, grandma and your uncle,” Milliken said. “I’m not just teaching how to read and write, I’m teaching life skills.”
Milliken, a second-grade teacher at Wallace E. Smith Elementary School, is among several Hamilton County educators nominated for an Excellence in Education Award.