Background
Miller, Arjay was born on March 4, 1916 in Shelby, Nebraska, United States. Son of Rawley John and Mary Gertrude (Schade) Miller.
Miller, Arjay was born on March 4, 1916 in Shelby, Nebraska, United States. Son of Rawley John and Mary Gertrude (Schade) Miller.
Bachelor of Science with highest honors, University of California at Los Angeles, 1937. Postgraduate, University California, Berkeley, 1940. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Washington University, St. Louis, 1964.
Doctor of Laws, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington, 1965. Doctor of Laws, University Nebraska, 1965. Doctor of Laws, Ripon College, Wisconsin, 1980.
Teaching assistant, University of California at Berkeley, 1938-1940;
research technician, California State Planning Board, 1941;
economist, Federal Reserve Bank San Francisco, 1941-1943;
assistant treasurer, Ford Motor Company, 1946-1953;
controller, Ford Motor Company, 1953-1957;
vice president, controller, Ford Motor Company, 1957-1961;
vice president finance, Ford Motor Company, 1961-1962;
vice president of staff group, Ford Motor Company, 1962-1963;
president, Ford Motor Company, 1963-1968;
vice chairman, Ford Motor Company, 1968-1969;
dean, Graduate School Business, Stanford University, 1969-1979;
emeritus, Graduate School Business, Stanford University, since 1979. Former chairman Automobile Manufacturers Association, Economics Development Corporation Greater Detroit. Councillor The Conference Board.
Past chairman, life trustee Urban Institute. Member Public Advisory Commision on United States Trade Policy, 1968-1969, President's National Commision on Productivity, 1970-1974.
Trustee International Executive Svc. Coirps.; honorary trustee The Brookings Institution. Director emeritus S.R.I. International.
Chairman Public Policy Institute California. Former president Detroit Press Club Foundation. Former chairman Boy Area Council Captain United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Married Frances Marion Fearing, August 18, 1940. Children: Kenneth Fearing, Ann Elizabeth (Mistress James Olstad).