Western Reserve University dedicated its new science building the John Schoff Millis Science Center, 1962.
Case Institute of Technology awarded Millis the honorary Doctor of Laws, 1964.
Case Western Reserve University awarded Millis the University Medal in honor of his significant contributions to the University, higher education, and to society, 1977.
The John Schoff Millis Memorial Fund was established by friends and family to benefit the Millis Science Center, 1988.
Fellow in Physics, University of Chicago, 1929-1930
Assistant Professor of Physics, Lawrence College, 1930-1932
Research Associate, Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1931-1937
Associate Professor of Physics, Lawrence College, 1932-1934
Professor of Physics, Lawrence College, 1934-1941
Dean, Lawrence College, 1936-1941
Dean of Administration, Lawrence College, 1938-1941
President, University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, 1941-1949
Chancellor, Case Western Reserve University, 1967-1969
Vice President and Director, National Fund for Medical Education, 1969-1971
Chancellor Emeritus, Case Western Reserve University, 1969-1988
Trustee, Case Western Reserve University, 1970-1975
Honorary Trustee, Case Western Reserve University, 1975-1988
University Numbers
1949/50
1966/67
Enrollment
17,980
12,562
Number of faculty
930
1,723
Research expenses
$955,400
$11,017,200
Milestones
Case joined Western Reserve University in a cooperative University Health Service for students of both institutions.
1949
125th Anniversary Campaign began. It raised over $1.1 million to construct Beaumont Hall, Claud Foster Hall, Freiberger Library, Newton D. Baker Memorial Building, and to renovate Thwing Hall for a student union.
1950
The United States entered the war in Korea.
A single legislative body, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, was created, with authority over instruction in Arts and Sciences wherever offered in the University.
1951
The School of Business was established.
1952
Moondog Coronation Ball, first rock and roll concert, was held in Cleveland.
School of Architecture was closed. The Department of Architecture remained in operation until 1972.
1953
Cleveland College moved to University Circle from downtown Cleveland.
1954
1956
Federal Aid Highway Act was enacted, formally beginning the Interstate Construction Program.
1957
University Circle Development Foundation, later University Circle Inc., was established.
Sputnik I became the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
Cooperative program established between Case and Western Reserve University. Case assumed responsibility for undergraduate and graduate instruction in the field of astronomy, and WRU assumed responsibility in the field of geology.
1960
The Distinguished Faculty Fund, an annual fundraising campaign for faculty programs, was launched.
1961
The University Medical Center Campaign began. It raised over $76 million for construction, expansion, renovation, and endowment of buildings for Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, the Institute of Pathology, and University Hospitals.
1962
1963
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
A joint program in philosophy was established between Case and Western Reserve University.
1964
The Case and WRU Trustees authorized establishment of the Case-Reserve Study Commission, which ultimately recommended federation of the two institutions.
1965
First U.S. combat troops arrived in Vietnam.
1967
In Cleveland, Carl Stokes was elected the first Black mayor of a major American city.
Regional Population
1950
1960
Cleveland
914,808
876,050
Caution should be taken when comparing financial data across long periods of time. Accounting practices have changed substantially during CWRU's nearly 200-year history. In compiling these numbers, we have relied on the most authoritative contemporaneous sources available.
Information was compiled by staff of the Case Western Reserve University Archives, March 2007.
