Robert Lee Mills
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Robert Lee Mills was an American educator who was the longest-serving president of Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky
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Dr. Mills served for 19 years, from 1959 to 1978, as president of Georgetown College. During his presidency, the Asher Science Center, the Cralle Student Center and most of the south campus were built. He was a native of Erlanger, Kentucky
and earned his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at the University of Kentucky
. He received an honorary degree from William Jewell College
. Before his presidency at Georgetown College, Mr. Mills worked for the Kentucky Department of Education, and served as registrar and dean of admissions at the University of Kentucky
and chairman of the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Texas at Austin
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Mills' undergraduate degree was from the University of Kentucky where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau
Fraternity.
Georgetown, Kentucky
Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 29,098 at the 2010 census. The original settlement of Lebanon, founded by Rev. Elijah Craig, was renamed in 1790 in honor of President George Washington. It is the home of Georgetown College, a private liberal arts...
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Dr. Mills served for 19 years, from 1959 to 1978, as president of Georgetown College. During his presidency, the Asher Science Center, the Cralle Student Center and most of the south campus were built. He was a native of Erlanger, Kentucky
Erlanger, Kentucky
Erlanger is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,676 at the 2000 census.- Geography :Erlanger is located at ....
and earned his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
. He received an honorary degree from William Jewell College
William Jewell College
William Jewell College is a private, four-year liberal arts college of 1,100 undergraduate students located in Liberty, Missouri, U.S. It was founded in 1849 by members of the Missouri Baptist Convention and other civic leaders, including Robert S. James, a Baptist minister and father of the...
. Before his presidency at Georgetown College, Mr. Mills worked for the Kentucky Department of Education, and served as registrar and dean of admissions at the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
and chairman of the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
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Mills' undergraduate degree was from the University of Kentucky where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Tau is a U.S. national collegiate fraternity.-History:Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity was founded in the Union Literary Society Hall of Miami University's Old Main Building in Oxford, Ohio on March 17, 1906...
Fraternity.