Oil portrait by Thomas V. Nash, RoswellUnited States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Nash, Thomas V.1708/2022Zell Miller, the governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999, created the HOPE scholarship program, which was implemented in 1993. Miller designed the program with the threefold purpose of improving the quality of education in Georgia's high schools and colleges, encouraging top Georgia students to attend college in the state, and addressing racial and economic disparities in student enrollment at state institutions.Image of a portrait of Zell Miller. He is depicted wearing a blue suit and standing next to a stone column. A mountain rises in the distance. Miller has been a significant player in Georgia politics since the last half of the twentieth century, serving as mayor, state senator, lieutenant governor, governor, and U.S. senator. Much of his legacy rests on his innovative and far-reaching strides to improve education at all levels within the state.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/Governors--GeorgiaLieutenant governors--GeorgiaLegislators--GeorgiaLegislators--United StatesPoliticians--GeorgiaMountains--GeorgiaPainting--GeorgiaMiller, Zell, 1932---PortraitsMiller, Zell, 1932-Zell MillerStillImage