Steven L. Miller

Steven L. Miller had a long and distinguished career in the energy industry, both domestically and internationally. He retired in 2002 after serving as a Managing Director of Royal Dutch Shell and as Chairman/CEO of Shell Oil Company. A former convocation speaker and the inaugural Samuel W. Parr Lecturer, he has been a longtime supporter of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and hosted the decision conference on the renaming of the department. He and his wife Sheila also established the Miller Chair in Chemical Engineering in the department. In addition, he served on the University Illinois Foundation as its chairman and is the recipient of the University’s Alumni Achievement Award and the Foundation’s William E. Winter Award for Advocacy and Volunteerism.