William Vencill Miller

Background

Miller, William Vencill was born on February 21, 1940 in Kansas City, Missoury. Son of John Pearse and Joy (Vencill) Miller.

Education

Bachelor, U. Missouri, 1962; Doctor of Medicine, U. Missouri, 1966.

Career

Intern, U. Rochester, New York, 1966-1967; clinical associate, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1967-1969; resident and fellow, U. Missouri, 1969-1971; assistant professor department pathology, U. Kentucky, 1971-1973; clinical professor, Washington University, 1973-1991; clinical professor, St. Saint Louis University, 1973-1991; clinical professor, University Texas, since 1992; director histocompatibility laboratory, U. Missouri Medical Center, 1969-1971; director, Center Kentucky Blood Center, Lexington, 1971-1973; director, U. Kentucky Hospital Blood Bank, Lexington, 1971-1973; medical director, U. Kentucky Medical Center, 1971-1973; director blood bank, St. Saint Louis University Hospitals, 1974-1980; blood bank consultant, Cardinal Glennon Hospital for Children, 1977-1980; director laboratories, St. Saint Louis University Hospitals for Children, 1977-1981; president, chief executive, BloodCare, Dallas, since 1991. Member medical advisory board Primus Corporation Inc., Kansas City, Missoury, 1991-1995, Biorelease Inc., 1991-1994, director, 1989-1991, Biocyte, Inc., 1992-1994.

Achievements

• William Vencill Miller has been listed as a noteworthy Medical administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Station KWMU Public Radio, St. Louis, 1983-1985, National Museum of Transport, St. Louis, 1987-1991. Chairman Mayor's Task Force on Homeless, St. Louis, 1983-1985. Lieutenant commander United States Public Health Service, 1967-1969.

Member American Medical Association, Food and Drug Administration (advising committee on blood and blood products 1979-1985, chairman 1984-1985, consultant 1986), American National Red Cross (member president advising committee, chairman national committee histocompatable blood transfusion, special committee Board of Governors plasma fractionation facility, chairman special commission on blood resource sharing), American Association Blood Banks (Chairman of Commission technical manual 1970-1978, committee standards 1971-1983), American Blood Commission (board directors 1979-1983, president 1983-1985), American Society Clinical Pathologists, American Society Hematology, American Association Tissue Banks, American Council Transplantation (founding director 1984-1985), American Society Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (founding director), International Society BloodTransfusion, South Central Association Blood Banks, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Foundation St. Louis (director 1988-1991), United States Sailing Association, National Corvette Restorers Society, Fort Worth Boat Club.

Interests

• Avocations: Sailing, Automobile Restoration, Folk and Bluegrass Music, Photography and Contemporary Art.

Connections

Married Jeanne Wilmes Miller, August 17, 1984. Children: Joyce, John, Daniel, Mitchell.

Father:

John Pearse Miller

Mother:

Joy (Vencill) Miller

Spouse:

Jeanne Wilmes Miller

child:

John Miller

child:

Joyce Miller

child:

Mitchell Miller

child:

Daniel Miller