J. Hillis Miller, Sr.
| J. Hillis Miller, Sr. | |
|---|---|
University of Florida President
J. Hillis Miller, circa 1950. |
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| Born |
August 29, 1899 Front Royal, Virginia |
| Died | November 14, 1953 (aged 54) Gainesville, Florida |
| Education |
A.B., University of Richmond, 1924 M.A., University of Virginia, 1928 Ph.D., Columbia University, 1933 |
| Occupation |
University Professor University President |
| Employer |
College of William and Mary Bucknell University Keuka College New York Department of Education University of Florida |
| Spouse(s) | Nell Martin Critzer Miller |
J. Hillis Miller, Sr. (August 29, 1899 – November 14, 1953) was an American university professor, education administrator and university president. Miller was a native of Virginia, and earned bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees before embarking on an academic career. He served as a psychology professor at the College of William & Mary and Bucknell University, the president of Keuka College, a senior administrator with the New York Department of Education, and the president of the University of Florida.
Hillis Miller was born in Front Royal, Virginia in 1899. He received his high school education at the Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal. He earned his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia in 1924, and married Nell Martin Critzer of Afton, Virginia in 1925. Miller later completed his master of arts in psychology from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1928, and his doctor of philosophy in counseling and administration from Columbia University in New York City in 1933.
Miller was a psychology professor at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia from 1925 to 1928, and at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania from 1930 to 1935, where he also served as the dean of students. He became the president of Keuka College in Keuka Park, New York in 1935, serving until 1941, when Miller was appointed Associate Commissioner of Education for the State of New York, a post he held for six years. During his tenure as associate director, Miller began planning for the education of returning World War II veterans—even before the war ended. Together with John S. Allen, he implemented the Associated Colleges of Upper New York (ACUNY), a temporary college system for the State of New York to meet the higher education needs of returning veterans.
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