Education; knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
Master of Arts
International Policy Studies, Specializing in Chinese Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California
Rural Economic Development Institute
North Carolina's Rural Economic Development Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Smithson Mills successfully completed this intensive training program for economic development professionals in 2002.
Chinese Language Program
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. Mills began learning Mandarin Chinese in 1988, followed by three years living and working in Taiwan and another two years of graduate study with a heavy focus on written and spoken Chinese.