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''' Dr. John Schoff Millis ''' (Nov.November 22, 1903-Jan. – 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 Nov.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 famed physicist [[Albert A. Michelson]].<ref name="nytimes">http{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/06/obituaries/john-millis-college-chancellor.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=John Millis, College Chancellor - NYTimes.com|accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref> 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).<ref name="genealogytrails">{{cite web|url=http://genealogytrails.com/ver/uvpresidents.html|publisher=genealogytrails.com|title=UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT PRESIDENTS|accessdate=2017-07-11}}</ref> Millis died of [[cancer]] at his home in [[Cleveland Heights]], [[Ohio]], on January 1, 1988.

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