Miles S. Rogers *52

Miles S. Rogers, a retired psychological research scientist, died Aug. 14, 2007, at home in Hesperia, Calif. He was 80.

After serving in the Navy during World War II, he received a bachelor's degree in math and psychology from the University of Washington, where he was a member of Sigma Xi and Phi Beta Kappa. Rogers attended Princeton as a psychometric fellow and earned a master's and a doctorate in psychology. He then held faculty status at Harvard and UCLA before working as a corporate research scientist.

Rogers was in the forefront of the computing age with the Burroughs and Unisys corporations, and their predecessors, before retiring in 1989. He performed psychological research for applications varying from the space program for NASA to the school lunch programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He also designed automated psychological-testing systems that used computers as they evolved from room-sized machines to microprocessors.

Along with his wife, he was a founding member of the Wonderwheels Unicycle Drill Team, which performed in parades and shows throughout North America from 1964 to 1974.

Rogers is survived by his wife of 56 years, Charlotte, four children, and six grandchildren.