Richard Keith Miller was the founding president of Olin College since 1999. He stepped down from his role as president on June 30, 2020.^[1] His successor will be Gilda Barabino,^[2] dean of Grove School of Engineering. Previously, Miller was dean of the College of Engineering and a professor at the University of Iowa. Miller received a B.S. in aerospace engineering in 1971 from the University of California, Davis and an M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972. In 1976, he received a Ph.D. in applied mechanics from the California Institute of Technology.^{[3][better source needed]}

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In 2012, Miller was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for establishing a new paradigm for undergraduate engineering education and establishment of Olin College.

• In 2006, Miller was named one of 12 "All Stars" of the high tech community by Mass High Tech.
• In 2012, he was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering.^[4]