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  John S. Millis 
  (11/22/1903-1/1/1988)
  
  President, Western Reserve University, 9/1/1949-6/30/1967
  
  Education
  
  B.S., University of Chicago, 1924, Mathematics and Astronomy 
  
  M.S., University of Chicago, 1927, Physics 
  
  Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1931, Physics 

  
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  University Awards 

  Western Reserve University dedicated its new science building the John Schoff Millis Science Center, 1962.

  Case Institute of Technology awarded Millis the honorary Doctor of Laws, 1964.

  Case Western Reserve University awarded Millis the University Medal in honor of his significant contributions to the University, higher education, and to society, 1977.

  The John Schoff Millis Memorial Fund was established by friends and family to benefit the Millis Science Center, 1988.

  
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  Career

  Mathematics Master, Howe School, Howe, Indiana, 1924-1926

  Instructor in Physics, Lawrence College, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1927-1929

  Director, Underwood Astronomical Observatory, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1927-1937

  Fellow in Physics, University of Chicago, 1929-1930

  Assistant Professor of Physics, Lawrence College, 1930-1932

  Research Associate, Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1931-1937

  Associate Professor of Physics, Lawrence College, 1932-1934

  Professor of Physics, Lawrence College, 1934-1941

  Dean, Lawrence College, 1936-1941

  Dean of Administration, Lawrence College, 1938-1941

  President, University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, 1941-1949

  Chancellor, Case Western Reserve University, 1967-1969

  Vice President and Director, National Fund for Medical Education, 1969-1971

  Chancellor Emeritus, Case Western Reserve University, 1969-1988

  Trustee, Case Western Reserve University, 1970-1975

  Honorary Trustee, Case Western Reserve University, 1975-1988

  
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  University Numbers
  
                                               1949/50             1966/67
  Enrollment                             17,980                   12,562
  Number of faculty                   930                       1,723
  Research expenses            $955,400            $11,017,200
  
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  Milestones (non-university-related events are in italics)
  
  1949   Case joined Western Reserve University in a cooperative University Health Service for
               students of both institutions.
  
  1950   125th Anniversary Campaign began. It raised over $1.1 million to construct Beaumont Hall,
               Claud Foster Hall, Freiberger Library, Newton D. Baker Memorial Building, and to renovate
               Thwing Hall for a student union.
  
              The United States entered the war in Korea. 
  
  1951   A single legislative body, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, was created, with authority over
               instruction in Arts and Sciences wherever offered in the University.
  
  1952   The School of Business was established.
  
               Moondog Coronation Ball, first rock and roll concert, was held in Cleveland. 
  
  1953   School of Architecture was closed. The Department of Architecture remained in operation
               until 1972.
  
  1954   Cleveland College moved to University Circle from downtown Cleveland. 
  
  1956   Federal Aid Highway Act was enacted, formally beginning the Interstate Construction
               Program. 
  
  1957   University Circle Development Foundation, later University Circle Inc., was established. 
  
               Sputnik 1 became the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth. 
  
  1960   Cooperative program established between Case and Western Reserve University. Case
               assumed responsibility for undergraduate and graduate instruction in the field of astronomy,
               and WRU assumed responsibility in the field of geology.
  
  1961   The Distinguished Faculty Fund, an annual fundraising campaign for faculty programs, was
               launched.
  
  1962   The University Medical Center Campaign began. It raised over $76 million for construction,
               expansion, renovation, and endowment of buildings for Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, the
               Institute of Pathology, and University Hospitals.
  
  1963   President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
  
  1964   A joint program in philosophy was established between Case and Western Reserve
               University.
  
  1965   The Case and WRU Trustees authorized establishment of the Case-Reserve Study
               Commission, which ultimately recommended federation of the two institutions.
  
               First U.S. combat troops arrived in Vietnam.
  
  1967   In Cleveland, Carl Stokes was elected the first Black mayor of a major American city.
  
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  Regional Population
  
                                      1950              1960                  
  Cleveland                 914,808          876,050                                                          
  
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  Caution should be taken when comparing financial data across long periods of time. Accounting practices have changed substantially during CWRU's nearly 200-year history. In compiling these numbers, we have relied on the most authoritative contemporaneous sources available.
  
  Information was compiled by staff of the Case Western Reserve University Archives, March 2007.

• 1 2020-01-30T16:08:27+00:00 200 Events in 200 Years: 1950s 8 This section provides detailed information about the university from 1950-1959 plain 2025-04-21T12:38:33+00:00 1950 1950
  John S. Millis was inaugurated as Western Reserve University's last president.
  
  
  1951
  Western Reserve University became the first American university to offer regular university courses for credit in a combination of television broadcast and home study.
  
  
  1952
  Western Reserve Trustees established the School of Business, later renamed Weatherhead School of Management. Pictured here is Clarence H. (Red) Cramer, first dean of the School.
  
  
  1953
  Groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the William E. Wickenden Electrical Engineering Building at Case Institute of Technology. A closed-circuit television system provided a new teaching tool.
  
  
  1954
  Dr. Frederick C. Robbins, Western Reserve University professor of pediatrics, received the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology. Robbins was later dean of the School of Medicine and University Professor.
  
  
  1955
  From the basement of the Mather Memorial Building, Western Reserve University's student radio station, WRAR-AM, went on the air for the first time.
  
  
  1956
  The first class using the newly revised Medical School curriculum graduated. The new curriculum introduced a first year student to patient care and the clinical setting.
  
  
  1957
  Camp Case, in Mohican State Forest near Loudonville, Ohio, closed. It served as a summer surveying camp for Case Institute of Technology students for 21 years.
  
  
  1958
  Case President T. Keith Glennan became the first administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Alumnus and trustee, Kent H. Smith (pictured here), was named acting president of Case.
  
  
  1959
  Center for Documentation and Communication Research, part of the School of Library Science, conducted an extensive program of research in the development of devices and methods for information storage and retrieval. Pictured are Eric Pietsch (L) and James Perry (R), director of the Center, in front of the Searching Selector, the machine used to perform searches.
  
  
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