William Alfred Millis (1870/1871–1942) was an American educator and writer. He was a native of Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Education Millis received an A. B. degree at Indiana University Bloomington in 1889, and an A. M. degree in 1890.Staff, "Register of Graduates, 1830-1901", Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1901, page 86.
Career Dr. Millis served on the faculties at Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, and Indiana University. He was the author of many high school and college textbooks. From 1908 to 1929, he was the eleventh president of Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana.Associated Press, "Obituary", The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington, Monday 25 May 1942, Volume 60, Number 11, page 5.
In 1927, he authored a history of Hanover College on its centennial, History of Hanover College. 1827–1927. A book review in the December 1927 issue of the Indiana Magazine of History, states "The volume, aside from its mere historical value, is a fine commentary on education in Indiana. Dr. Millis writes well, the documents are at his elbow and the result is worthy of the centennial of our oldest living denominational college."Indiana Magazine of History, December 1927, Volume 23, Issue 4, pages 472-473.
In 1934, he published As I Remember: Autobiography of W.A. Millis, a 98-page volume.
Death Dr. Millis, husband of Laura Martha Millis,Kaminkow, Marion J., editor, "Genealogies in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography, Volume 2, K - Z", Library of Congress, Washington, D. C., page 233. died at his home in Crawfordsville, Indiana, on Saturday night, May 23, 1942, age 72.
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