John David Millett (March 14, 1912 – November 14, 1993) was the 16th president of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and first chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents. During his career he served as the Senior Vice President of the Academy for Educational Development in Washington, DC. Millett Hall at Miami University and an academic building at Wright State University (Dayton, Ohio) are named in his honor.
John David Millett was born in Indianapol...
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John David Millett (March 14, 1912 – November 14, 1993) was the 16th president of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and first chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents. During his career he served as the Senior Vice President of the Academy for Educational Development in Washington, DC. Millett Hall at Miami University and an academic building at Wright State University (Dayton, Ohio) are named in his honor.
John David Millett was born in Indianapolis, Indiana of parents who had come from small towns in southwestern Indiana. He was the first of two children, the only son, born to Grover Allan Millett (1884-1953)and Helen Elizabeth (Welch) Millett (1886-1968). His father had been a successful businessman in the 1920s, but went bust in the Great Depression. Millett attended Indianapolis public schools and was graduated from Shortridge High School in 1929. He received a Rector Scholarship and entered DePauw University in Greencastle, IN, in 1929 and was graduated with highest honors in 1933...
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