NEWSBRIEF: Trustee endows Fine Arts chair

Dedicated to three generations of women who shared an interest in the arts, the Miller Chair will enhance the architecture program at Penn, Rodin said in a statement. The Millers have a longstanding relationship with the University. Not only did Ella Miller graduate from the College for Women and Wharton in 1951, but her mother and daughter also received degrees from the University, in 1925 and 1978, respectively. Paul Miller, who received a Wharton degree in 1950 and a honorary degree in 1981, is also a second generation alumnus. Paul Miller joined the Board of Trustees in 1966 and went on to chair the Board from 1978 to 1986. Rodin commended the Millers' generosity. "We are thrilled that Paul and Warren Miller have chosen the Graduate School of Fine Arts to be the latest beneficiary of their charitable giving," she said. In the past, the Millers' other philanthropic efforts have benefitted the School of Arts and Sciences and the Wharton School of Business with endowed chairs and scholarship funds. – Maisie Wong