Caleb Mills

Caleb Mills (July 29, 1806 – October 17, 1879) was an American educator who served as the Superintendent of Public Instruction in Indiana and was the first faculty member at Wabash College.

In the early days it was Mills' task as the sole teacher to teach all the classes in every subject, and additionally to serve as the pastor of a church six miles outside of town on weekends.

[2] Starting in 1846, for six years, Mills wrote an annual address to the Indiana legislature on the subject of public education.

[3] In 1854 Caleb Mills was elected Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction, defeating the incumbent Democrat, William C. Larrabee, 99,857 to 85,835.

In addition, the highest university honor an Indiana State faculty member can receive is the Caleb Mills Teaching Award.