Kenneth Miller ’44

Ken Miller, who followed in his father's footsteps as a prominent United Press International foreign correspondent, died in New York March 21, 2006.

Ken also won renown as an oil analyst and authority on the rise of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Ever in jacket and tie, his careers took him to 75 countries. Later he spent 23 years with Petroleum Intelligence Weekly in New York, rising to executive editor, and served as a consulting editor at Bloomberg News until retiring in 2005.

Born in Paris, Ken was the son of Webb Miller, a Pulitzer nominee as a war correspondent for UPI. Ken was educated in England and France before joining us. He majored in English, was active in swimming, and was a member of the Yacht Club and Terrace Club. His roommates were Willie Kerr and Bud Herbruck. Ken served two years as an artillery and infantry officer before graduating in 1947. He married Helene Leyna Glavani of Athens in 1956.

Ken remained a competitive open-ocean swimmer until there were no remaining age-brackets for him. He especially respected Dylan Thomas' "Do not go gentle into that good night/Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Our sincere condolences go to Leyna. Swim on, Ken.

The Class of 1944