John S. Millis

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	November 22, 1903; Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Died	January 1, 1988 (aged 84); Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S.
Spouse	Katherine Roseberry Wisner
Alma mater	Chicago

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.