John S. Millis Explained

John S. Millis
Order:10th
President of Western Reserve University
Term Start:1949
Term End:1967
Predecessor:Winfred G. Leutner
Order1:14th
Title1:President of the University of Vermont
Term Start1:1941
Term End1:1949
Birth Date:November 22, 1903
Birth Place:Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Death Place:Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S.
Alma Mater:Chicago
Spouse:Katherine Roseberry Wisner

John Schoff Millis (November 22, 1903  - January 1, 1988) was the tenth and last President of Western Reserve College, now Case Western Reserve University.

Millis was born in Palo Alto, California on November 22, 1903. He entered the University of Chicago at the age of 16, earning undergraduate degrees in mathematics and astronomy in 1924. He then received a master's degree in physics in 1927 and a doctoral degree in physics in 1931, studying under physicist Albert A. Michelson.[1] On June 13, 1929, Millis married Katherine Roseberry Wisner of Baltimore, MD, and together they had three children.

Millis served as dean of Lawrence College in Wisconsin from 1936 to 1941. Millis served as president of the University of Vermont from 1941 to 1949. For the majority of his career, Millis held the position of president of Western Reserve University from 1947 under the federation with Case Institute of Technology in 1967. He served as Chancellor of the new Case Western Reserve University, where he retired on June 30, 1969. While in Cleveland, Millis helped organize the University Circle Development Foundation, predecessor to University Circle Incorporated (UCI).[2] Millis died of cancer at his home in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, on January 1, 1988.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Millis, College Chancellor - NYTimes.com. The New York Times. 2017-07-11.
  2. Web site: UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT PRESIDENTS. genealogytrails.com. 2017-07-11.