J. Hillis Miller, Sr.

Infobox Person
name = Dr. J. Hillis Miller, Sr.

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birth_date = August 29, 1899
birth_place = Front Royal, Virginia
death_date = November 14, 1953
education = Bachelors University of Richmond
Masters University of Virginia
Doctorate Columbia University
occupation = Administrator
Professor
spouse =Dr. J. Hillis Miller, Sr. was the fourth President of the University of Florida.

Dr. Miller was born August 29, 1899 in Front Royal, Virginia. Miller received his A.B from the University of Richmond in 1924, and his M.A. in psychology from the University of Virginia in 1928. Miller received his Ph.D. from Columbia University (Ph.D.) in 1933.

Miller was a Psychology instructor at the College of William and Mary from 1925 to 1928, and at Bucknell University from 1930 to 1935. He served as President of Keuka College from 1935 to 1941. In 1941, Miller was appointed Associate Commissioner of Education for the State of New York.

Miller was selected President of the University of Florida in 1947. During his tenure, the University experienced a huge surge in enrollment from the return of troops following the end of World War II and the new opportunities offered them by the new G.I. Bill. Dr. Miller also oversaw the transition of the University from a school for men into a coeducational institution. Dr. Miller oversaw a massive building program to expand existing campus facilities and to develop a medical college, the first in Florida.

Dr. Miller presided over the University of Florida Centennial Celebration in 1953, recognizing the one hundred years that had passed since the establishment of the University's earliest predecessor institution, the East Florida Seminary. As part of this Celebration, the campus landmark Century Tower was dedicated.

Miller died on November 14, 1953. In 1959, the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center at the University of Florida was dedicated in his honor. He was survived by two sons, including J. Hillis Miller, Jr..

References

* [http://www.president.ufl.edu/pastPres/miller.htm University of Florida: J. Hillis Miller]