Paul Ausborn Miller (March 22, 1917 – June 5, 2015) was an American academic administrator who served as the 6th president of the Rochester Institute of Technology from 1969–1979.
As a boy, he participated in 4-H.[2] Miller attended Bethany College before earning a bachelor's degree in agriculture from West Virginia University in 1939.
[7] Additionally, Miller quelled student demonstrations in the wake of the Kent State shootings[5]: 277–279 and oversaw precautions taken to defend against the flooding of Hurricane Agnes.
[5]: 286 Miller attempted to overcome persistent vandalism of the dormitories[5]: 284 by staying in them with the students[5]: 274 and later instituting a carrot-and-stick repair or improve budget for each dorm.
[5]: 301 After stepping down from RIT in 1979, Miller served in a number of volunteer and civic roles including heading the advisory committee of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation,[8] worked to form Greater Rochester Fights Back, an anti-drug advocacy group, and served on the board of trustees of both Nazareth College and Monroe Savings Bank.