Dr. Howard F. Miller was born on August 18, 1920 in Buffalo, New York. He graduated Syracuse University in 1942 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Journalism and served in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. Later he attended Harvard University, earning a master's degree in Public Administration in 1947 and a doctorate in Government in 1955. From 1947 to 1969 he was on the faculty of the Maxwell School of Public Affairs at Syracuse. In 1956 Syracuse granted Miller teaching leave to serve as an administrative deputy to the New York State (NYS) Division of the Budget. He held that position until 1959 when he became a consultant to the NYS Department of Audit and Control to coordinate and write the Annual Report of the State Comptroller. From 1962 to 1965 he acted as the fiscal advisor to the Minority Leader of the NYS Assembly. Miller became secretary of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee in 1965 and served as such till 1968. In this capacity he participated in the NYS Constitutional Convention of 1967. From 1968 through June of 1981 Miller served in various appointed NYS government posts; executive director of the NYS Social Development Planning Commission, deputy director of the NYS Division of the Budget, and director of the NYS Division of the Budget, a position directly appointed by the governor. In 1971 he took leave from the Division of the Budget to serve as executive director of the Scott Commission, created to study government operations in New York City. For his government service, Syracuse presented Miller with the George Arents Award for excellence in government in 1973. He was further honored in 1982, receiving the Nelson A. Rockefeller Award for distinguished public service. Miller died on February 17, 1999.
From the description of Howard F. Miller Papers, 1939-1983. (University at Albany). WorldCat record id: 707927604
