eas ieee es + — Oe COMMENT —_ é a S ans — 7 December 1978 ? ber State College Alumni Association \dministration building memorialized for past President William P. Miller grew up learning hard work and industry on a farm in Syracuse. Yancil met in a special meeting the Following graduation from Weber apart of October and elected to College with an associate degree in President 1926, President Miller served a 36 month mission for the LDS Church wr former William Mer Miller by memorializing the the to New Zealand. Upon returning he fm who led WSC through nineteen taught elementary school, a class of 21 students, in the hallway because wmnistration after building as of its greatest expansions in jilments, faculty growth, and Mysical development. Miller’s President juring pidency the college gained fourfat Status.. President Miller was ay touched by the honor. When he died November 6, 1978, ‘seemed “providential” to many hat the decisive action had made it Mssible to give one last honor, in his li@ime, to the man who had given % much positive leadership to : Weber State College. of limited space. It was the depression. He married the sister of a childhood friend who had suddenly grown up in his absence, Mary Wilcox. The couple had five daughters. He earned his B.S. degree from Utah State Agricultural College in 1936, a MS. degree from the University of Utah in 1942 and a Doctor of “Education degree from Stanford University in 1949. As President Miller struggled for Ad- his education he held various positions in the education field, in- heservice he rendered often to the finds of facuty, staff, students and Fommunity. cluding elementary school principal and numerous positions with the } President Miller came and treasurer, assistant superintendent and superintendent. The William Peter Miller inistration Building should bring into life ‘Pith a bang” on July 4, 1907. He Weber County School District, clerk From 1943-46, he was principal of Ogden High School followed by experience as assistant superintendent of Ogden School District and assistant State Superintendent of Public Instruction prior to taking the presidency of Weber College in the fall of 1953. For nineteen years The buff and white administration building stands as a memorial to a humane administrator. ; State President Miller led the college through its rapid growth and expansion, working diligently for four-year status which was realized March 19, 1959. Most of the buff and white buildings on campus were built during the Miller Administration. He served in_ education organizations as president of the Utah Education Association, Utah High School Activities Association and the Northwest Association of Junior Colleges and vice president of the National Education Association. In addition to educational and religious service, President Miller served terms as president of both the Ogden Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs. William P. Miller Administration Building President William P. Miller + ers é a fith rapid decision and action Wer State College Institutional . -