John S. Millis

John S. Millis

10th President of Western Reserve University
In office 1949–1967
Preceded by	Winfred G. Leutner
14th President of the University of Vermont
In office 1941–1949
Preceded by	Guy W. Bailey
Succeeded by	William S. Carlson

Personal details
Born	(1903-11-22)November 22, 1903 Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Died	January 1, 1988(1988-01-01) (aged 84) Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Katherine Roseberry Wisner
Alma mater	Chicago

Dr. 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 master's degree in physics in 1927 and a doctoral degree in physics in 1931, studying under famed 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.

References

↑ "John Millis, College Chancellor - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
↑ "UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT PRESIDENTS". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

External links

Case Western Reserve bio

Academic offices
Preceded by Guy W. Bailey	President of the University of Vermont 1941–1949	Succeeded by William S. Carlson

Presidents of the University of Vermont

Sanders (1800–1814)
Austin (1815–1821)
Haskel (1821–1824)
Preston (1825–1826)
Marsh (1826–1833)
Wheeler (1833–1849)
Smith (1849–1855)
Pease (1855–1861)
Torrey (1862–1866)
Angell (1866–1871)
Buckham (1871–1910)
Benton (1911–1919)
Bailey (1920–1940)
Millis (1941–1949)
Carlson (1950–1952)
Borgmann (1952–1958)
Fey (1958–1964)
McCune (1965–1966)
Rowell (1966–1970)
Andrews (1970–1976)
Coor (1976–1989)
Davis (1990–1991)
Salmon (1991–1997)
Ramaley (1997–2001)
Fogel (2002–2011)
Bramley # (2011–2012)
Sullivan (2012– )

# denotes interim president

Presidents of Case Western Reserve University
Western Reserve College / University (1826–1967)	Storrs (1830–1833) Pierce (1834–1855) Hitchcock (1855–1871) Cutler (1871–1886) Haydn (1887–1890) Thwing (1890–1921) Williamson (1921–1923) Vinson (1923–1933) Luetner (1933–1949) Millis (1949–1967)
Case School of Applied Science / Institute of Technology (1880–1967)	Staley (1886–1902) Howe (1902–1929) Wickenden (1929–1947) Glennan (1947–1966) Morse (1966–1967)
Case Western Reserve University (1967–present)	Morse (1967–1970) Toepfer (1970–1980) Ragone (1980–1987) Pytte (1987–1999) Auston (1999–2001) Wagner (2001–2002) Hundert (2002–2006) Eastwood (2006–2007) Snyder (2007– )

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