J. Roscoe Miller
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James Roscoe Miller was the twelfth president of Northwestern University
, serving between 1949 and 1970.
During his tenure, Northwestern substantially increased the size of its Evanston
campus, constructing many new buildings on adjacent land reclaimed by filling in Lake Michigan
. Furthermore, the university's academic programs were strengthened, the faculty was expanded, and enrollment was increased.
Between 1962 and 1964, the James Roscoe Miller Campus (more commonly known as the Lakefill) was constructed to provide land for expansion of the University by extending the eastern edge of the campus 1000 feet (304.8 m) into Lake Michigan. The project would increase the University’s educational land holdings from 85 to 159 acre (0.64345074 km²) and would reorient the entire campus towards the lake.
Miller attended the University of Utah
, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
, serving between 1949 and 1970.
During his tenure, Northwestern substantially increased the size of its Evanston
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
campus, constructing many new buildings on adjacent land reclaimed by filling in Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
. Furthermore, the university's academic programs were strengthened, the faculty was expanded, and enrollment was increased.
Between 1962 and 1964, the James Roscoe Miller Campus (more commonly known as the Lakefill) was constructed to provide land for expansion of the University by extending the eastern edge of the campus 1000 feet (304.8 m) into Lake Michigan. The project would increase the University’s educational land holdings from 85 to 159 acre (0.64345074 km²) and would reorient the entire campus towards the lake.
Miller attended the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.