Background
Miller, Maynard Malcolm was born on January 23, 1921 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Joseph Anthony and Juanita Queena (Davison) Miller.
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Maynard Malcolm Miller
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Education
Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1943. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, St. John's College, Cambridge University, 1957.
Student, Naval War College, Air War College, National Defense University, Oak Ridge Institute Nuclear science. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Alaska, 1990.
Career
Assistant professor naval science Princeton University, New Jersey, 1946. Organizer, director Office Naval Research, Juneau Icefield Research project American Geography Society, New York City, 1946—1955, research associate, 1948—1955. Geologist Gulf Oil Corporation, Cuba, 1947.
Staff scientist Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Davos, 1952—1953. Instructor department geography Cambridge University, 1953—1956. Associate producer, field project director film Seven Wonders of the World Cinerama Corporation, Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East, 1954—1955.
Research associate Lamont Geological Observatory, New York City, 1955—1959. Senior scientist department geology Columbia University, 1957—1959. Assistant professor geology Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1959—1961, associate professor, 1961—1963, professor, 1963—1975.
Dean College Mines and Earth Resources University Idaho, Moscow, 1975—1988, dean emeritus, professor geology, director Glaciological and Arctic Sciences Institute, 1975—2009. Director, state geologist Idaho Geological Survey, 1975—1988, director emeritus. Representative Legislature of State of Idaho, Boise, 1992—2000.
Geophysical consultant National Park Service, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States Air Force, National Academy of Sciences. Mapping expedition Brady Icefield and Glacier Bay, Alaska, 1940-1941. Leader Mount St. Elias Expedition United States Air Force-Harvard Mountaineering Club, Alaska, 1946.
Geologist American Mount Everest Expedition, Nepal, 1963. Director National Geography Society Alaskan Glacier Commemorative Project, since 1964. Organizer leader National Geography Society Joint United States-Canada Mount Kennedy Yukon Memorial Mapping Expedition, 1965.
Leader Muséo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Patagonian expedition and glacier survey for Institute Geologico del Peru and American Geography Society, 1949-1950. Advisory missions People's Republic of China, 1981, 86, 88, 98. Geological expeditions Himalaya, Nepal, 1963, 84, 87.
United States Air Force ice survey mission to Ellesmere Land, North Pole and Polar Sea, 1951. Organizer, operations officer United States Navy-LTA blimp geophysics flight to Ice Island T-3 and North Pole area Office Naval Research, 1958. Office of Naval Research-LTA coordinator Steamship Nautilus First Transit North Pole.
Principal investigator United States Naval Oceanog. Office sea and pack ice research Ice Island T-3 Polar Sea, 1967-1968, 70-73. Director lunar field station project Mount Rainier summit simulation United States Air Force-Boeing Company, 1959-1960.
Principal investigator National Geography Society 30 Year Remap of Lemon, Taku and Cathedral Massif Glaciers, Juneau Icefield, 1989-2005. Director Foundation for Glacier and Environmental Research, Pacific Science Center, Seattle, 1955-1995, 97—, chairman, since 1992, president, 1955-1985, trustee, since 1960, consultant Department highways State of Alaska, 1965. Chairman, director World Center for Exploration Foundation, New York City, 1968-1971.
Director, advisory board Idaho Geological Survey, 1975-1988. Chairman national council JSHS program United States Army Research Office and Academy Applied Science, 1982-1990. Science director United States Army Research Office and Department Of Defense National Science and Humanities Symposia programs, since 1991.
Distinguished guest professor China University Geophysical Society, Wuhan, since 1981, Changchun University Earth Sciences, People's Republic of China, since 1988. Adjunct professor University Alaska, since 1986.
Achievements
Membership
Past member of national exploring committee, national sea exploring committee Boy Scouts American. Past member of national advisory board Embry Riddle Aero. U.; board directors Idaho Research Foundation.
President state division Michigan United Nations Association, 1970-1973. Member Centennialand Health Environmental Communications, Moscow, Idaho, since 1987. With United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTO. Fellow Geological Society American, Arctic Institute North America, Explorers Club.
Member councilor American Association for the Advancement of Science (Pacific division 1978-1988), American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, American Geophysical Union, International Glaciological Society (past councilor), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (honorary national lecturer), Association of America State Geologists (honorary), American Legislation Exchange Council, American Association Amateur Oarsmen (life), American Alpine Club (past councilor, life member), Alpine Club (London), Appalachian Club (honorary correspondent), British Mountaineering Association (honorary, past vice president), The Mountaineers (honorary), Cambridge U.Mountaineering Club (honorary), Himalyan Club (Calcutta), English Speaking Union (national lecturer), Naval Reserve Association (life), Dutch Treat Club, Circumnavigators Club (life), Adventurers Club New York (medalist), American Legion, Harvard Club (New York City and Seattle), Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa (president Epsilon chapter Michigan State University 1969-1970), Phi Kappa Phi.
Interests
Connections
Married Joan Walsh, September 15, 1951. Children: Ross McCord, Lance Davison.
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Decorated 11 campaign and battle stars. Fulbright scholar Cambridge University, 1951-1953. Named Leader of Tomorrow Seattle Chamber of C. and Time magazine, 1953, one of Ten Outstanding Young Men United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1954. Recipient commendation for lunar environmental study United States Air Force, 1960, Hubbard medal National Geography Society, 1963, Elisha Kent Kane Gold medal Geography Society Philadelphia, 1964, Karo award Society Military Engineers, 1966, Franklin L. Burr award National Geography Society, 1967, National Commendation Boy Scouts American, 1970, Distinguished Service plaque United Nations Association United States, Distinguished Service commendation State of Michigan Legislation, 1975, Outstanding Civilian Service medal United States Army Research Office, 1977, Outstanding Leadership in Minerals Education commendations Idaho Mining Association, 1985, 87, National Distinguished Teaching award Association American Geographers, 1996. Grantee National Science Foundation, National Geography Society, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agricultural Research Organization, Michael Jackson Murdock Trust, Department of Interior, others, since 1948.Decorated 11 campaign and battle stars. Fulbright scholar Cambridge University, 1951-1953. Named Leader of Tomorrow Seattle Chamber of C. and Time magazine, 1953, one of Ten Outstanding Young Men United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1954.
Recipient commendation for lunar environmental study United States Air Force, 1960, Hubbard medal National Geography Society, 1963, Elisha Kent Kane Gold medal Geography Society Philadelphia, 1964, Karo award Society Military Engineers, 1966, Franklin L. Burr award National Geography Society, 1967, National Commendation Boy Scouts American, 1970, Distinguished Service plaque United Nations Association United States, Distinguished Service commendation State of Michigan Legislation, 1975, Outstanding Civilian Service medal United States Army Research Office, 1977, Outstanding Leadership in Minerals Education commendations Idaho Mining Association, 1985, 87, National Distinguished Teaching award Association American Geographers, 1996. Grantee National Science Foundation, National Geography Society, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agricultural Research Organization, Michael Jackson Murdock Trust, Department of Interior, others, since 1948.