James R. Miller, Denton, Dean Emeritus of education and founding dean of the Emeritus College, died Dec. 5. Miller retired from full-time teaching in 1991 after spending 14 years as an administrator in the College of Education, including serving as dean from 1985 to 1991. He continued on modified service until 1996, serving in 1995 as interim dean of what is now the College of Information. While dean of education, he established the Quality Assurance Program and helped establish one of the first academic programs in computer education and cognitive systems in the country. He also developed the concept and wrote the proposal for the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at UNT. In 2009, he was named founding dean of the Emeritus College, which provides travel and classes for adults older than 50 and is part of UNT’s Center for Achievement and Lifelong Learning. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University, a master’s from Bowling Green State University and his doctorate from Kent State. Memorials may be made to UNT’s E. LaMar Hoke Memorial Scholarship, Dean Emeritus James R. Miller Scholarship or James R. Miller Emeritus College Scholarship.
James R. Miller, Denton, Dean Emeritus of education and founding dean of the Emeritus College, died Dec. 5. Miller retired from full-time teaching in 1991 after spending 14 years as an administrator in the College of Education, including serving as dean from 1985 to 1991. He continued on modified service until 1996, serving in 1995 as interim dean of what is now the College of Information. While dean of education, he established the Quality Assurance Program and helped establish one of the first academic programs in computer education and cognitive systems in the country. He also developed the concept and wrote the proposal for the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at UNT. In 2009, he was named founding dean of the Emeritus College, which provides travel and classes for adults older than 50 and is part of UNT’s Center for Achievement and Lifelong Learning. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University, a master’s from Bowling Green State University and his doctorate from Kent State. Memorials may be made to UNT’s E. LaMar Hoke Memorial Scholarship, Dean Emeritus James R. Miller Scholarship or James R. Miller Emeritus College Scholarship.
