Background
Miller, Roberta Balstad was born on June 25, 1940 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Gerhard Oliver and Laverne K. (Anderson) Balstad.
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Roberta Balstad Miller
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Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1964; Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1973.
Career
Research associate, American Institute of Architects, Washington, 1974;
staff associate, Social Science Research Council, Washington, 1975-1981;
executive director, Consortium Social Science Assns., Washington, 1981-1984;
division director, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1984-1993;
president, Chief Executive Officer, Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), University Center, Michigan, 1993-1998;
Adjunct Professor natural resources policy and behavior, University of Michigan, 1993-1997;
director CIESIN, Columbia University, New York City, since 1998. Guest scholar Woodrow Wilson International Center Scholars, 1994. Senior associate member St. Anthony's College, U. Oxford, England, 1991-1992.
Member chairman NATOadv. panel on Advanced Science Institutions/Advanced Research Workshops, Brussels, 1988-1991. Member Executive Committee Space Studies Board National Research Council, since 1995. Member United States National Committee IIASA, since 1995.
Chairman advisory board Luxembourg Income Survey, 1987-1991. Member climate research committee National Research Council, since 1997.
Achievements
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Membership
Board trustees Newport Schools, Kensington, Maryland., 1986-1991, St. Anthony's College Trust, since 1994, secretary, since 1997. Advisory trustee Environmental Research Institute Michigan, since 1995. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (committee member, chairman since 1987).
Member United States Man in the BioshphereProgram (member committee, chairman 1989-1991), International Social Science Council (member committee 1991-1995, vice president 1992-1994), American Literature Translators Association, Council on Foreign Rels., Cosmos Club.
Connections
Married Gary David Lange, November 26, 1959 (divorced 1968). Married Floyd John Miller, June 15, 1969. 1 child, Aaron Gerhard.
