▁the ▁university ▁can ce led ▁classes ▁and ▁closed ▁all ▁university ▁offices , ▁and ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁attended ▁the ▁fun eral , ▁including ▁the ▁acting ▁governor , ▁the ▁governor - elect , ▁three ▁former ▁govern ors , ▁the ▁state ▁board ▁of ▁education ▁and ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Control ▁under ▁whom ▁Miller ▁had ▁served . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁e ul og ized ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁education ▁leader ▁who ▁greatly ▁en hanced ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Florida ' s ▁recognition ▁and ▁national ▁reputation . ▁ ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁Miller ' s ▁efforts ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Florida ▁and ▁his ▁success ▁in ▁advoc ating , ▁planning ▁and ▁fund ing ▁the ▁new ▁medical ▁school ▁and ▁other ▁health - related ▁colleg es , ▁the ▁university ▁named ▁the ▁new ▁J . ▁Hill is ▁Miller ▁Health ▁Science ▁Center ▁in ▁his ▁memory ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁College ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁whose ▁planning ▁and ▁development ▁was ▁Miller ' s ▁major ▁accomplish ment ▁as ▁president , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁graduated ▁its ▁first ▁students ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁College ▁of ▁N urs ing ▁also ▁held ▁its ▁first ▁classes ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Health - Rel ated ▁Prof essions ▁and ▁the ▁Sh ands ▁Te aching ▁Hospital ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁Today , ▁the ▁Miller ▁Health ▁Science ▁Center ▁en comp ass es ▁six ▁separate ▁academic ▁colleg es , ▁en roll s