. ▁( August ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁– ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁university ▁professor , ▁education ▁administrator ▁and ▁university ▁president . ▁ ▁Miller ▁was ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁earned ▁b ach elor ' s , ▁master ' s ▁and ▁doctor ate ▁degrees ▁before ▁emb ark ing ▁on ▁an ▁academic ▁career . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁psych ology ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁William ▁& ▁Mary ▁and ▁Buck nell ▁University , ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁Ke uka ▁College , ▁a ▁senior ▁administrator ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Department ▁of ▁Education , ▁and ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Florida . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁▁ ▁Hill is ▁Miller ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Front ▁Royal , ▁Virginia ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁Rand olph - Ma con ▁Academy ▁in ▁Front ▁Royal . ▁ ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁b ach elor ▁of ▁arts ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Richmond ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁and ▁married ▁Nell ▁Martin ▁Crit zer ▁of ▁A ft on , ▁Virginia ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁Miller ▁later ▁completed ▁his ▁master ▁of ▁arts ▁in ▁psych ology ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁in ▁Char l ott es ville , ▁Virginia ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁and ▁his ▁doctor ▁of ▁philosophy ▁in ▁coun sel ing ▁and ▁administration ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁