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Daniel R. Miller (Fretts) Memorial Scholarship Fund The Daniel R. Miller (Fretts) Memorial Scholarship Fund was established to provide scholarship assistance for vocational and higher educational opportunities for Scottdale Borough/East Huntingdon Twp. youth. The fund was endowed by Daniel R. (Bob) Miller’s daughter Karen to honor the memory of her father and the Miller & Fretts families of the Scottdale Area. Bob Miller, for whom this scholarship is named, was born and raised in Scottdale. He believed that the core values instilled in him by his immediate Miller and Fretts relatives in the Scottdale area were a contributing factor to his later successful business career and other lifetime experiences. Growing up in Scottdale, before his family moved to Washington, D.C., Bob acquired an abiding interest in designing and crafting specialty items from wood and from metal that would become his lifetime calling. At the outbreak of World War II, Bob enlisted in the United States Navy, serving in the South Pacific. In the Navy, he, became a deep sea diver and excelled as a metalsmith. Following the war, Bob continued his work as a metalsmith, which lead to his establishing D & M Metal Specialties, Inc. For many years "D & M" would make significant contributions to major construction projects in Washington, D.C. and the metropolitan areas. Bob retired to Frederick Co., MD where he continued to enjoy his lifelong work as well as a bit of farming. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide scholarship assistance to a graduating senior from Southmoreland High School who wishes to pursue a career in a traditional trade or modern equivalent (engineering, architecture, design etc.).