Background
Miller, William Frederick was born on November 19, 1925 in Vincennes, Indiana, United States. Son of William and Elsie M. (Everts) Miller.
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Miller, William Frederick was born on November 19, 1925 in Vincennes, Indiana, United States. Son of William and Elsie M. (Everts) Miller.
Student, Vincennes University, 1947. Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1949. Master of Science, Purdue University, 1951.
Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1956. Doctor of Science (honorary), 1972.
Member staff, Argonne National Laboratory, 1955-1964;
associate physicist, Argonne National Laboratory, 1956-1959;
director applied mathematics division, Argonne National Laboratory, 1959-1964;
professor computer science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1965-1997;
Herbert Hoover professor public private management emeritus, Stanford University, since 1997;
associate provost for computing, Stanford University, 1968-1970;
vice president for research, Stanford University, 1970-1971;
vice president, provost, Stanford University, 1971-1978;
member, Stanford Associations, since 1972;
president, Chief Executive Officer, Socially Responsible Investment International, Menlo Park, California, 1979-1990;
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Socially Responsible Investment Development Company, Menlo Park
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, David Sarnoff Research Center, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey. Board directors Inprise Corporation. Chairman, Board Of Directors Whowhere, Inc., 1997-1998, Sentris Corporation.
Professiorial lecturer applied mathematics University of Chicago, 1962-1964. Visiting professor mathematics Purdue University, 1962-1963. Visiting scholar Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, 1976.
Fellow McKenna Group. Member of advisory county BHP International, 1990-1997. Member computer science and engring board NAS, 1968-1971.
Member National Science Board, 1982-1988. Member corporation committee computers in education Brown UU., 1971-1979. Member policy board EDUCOM Planning Council on Computing inEdn., 1974-1979, chairman, 1974-1976.
Member educational advisory board Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1976-1980. Member committee postdoctoral and doctoral research staff National Research Council,1977-1980, member computer science and telecommunication. Director Fund American, 1977-1991, Fireman's Fund Insurance, 1977-1991, Wells Fargo Bank and Company, 1996-1997, VarianAssocs.
Inc., 1973-1996, Veo Systems Inc., 1996-1999.
Served to Second lieutenant Field Artillery Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Mathematics Society, Am.Phys.
Society, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Association Computing Machinery, National Academy Engineering, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi (Eminent Engineer 1989).
Married Patty J. Smith, June 19, 1949. 1 son, Rodney Wayne.