Nomination of Daniel N. Miller To Be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior

The President today announced his intention to nominate Daniel N. Miller to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Energy and Minerals).

Since 1969 Mr. Miller has been State geologist and executive director of the Geological Survey of Wyoming and commissioner with the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. He has served as adjunct professor to the department of geology, University of Wyoming.

In 1963-69 he was professor and chairman, department of geology, Southern Illinois University. Mr. Miller was a geological consultant with the firm of Barlow and Haun, Inc., of Casper, Wyo., in 1961-63. In 1960-61 he was senior exploration geologist, Lion Oil Division, Monsanto Chemical Co. of Casper, Wyo. He was previously senior exploration geologist and Rocky Mountain division research coordinator, Pan American Petroleum Corp. in 1955-60. In 1951-52 Mr. Miller was intermediate geologist in petroleum exploration on the Texas gulf coast with Stanolind Oil and Gas Co.

Mr. Miller served in the U.S. Army Air Force in 1943-46. He was graduated from Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy at Rolla, Mo. (B.S., 1949) and the University of Texas (Ph.D., 1955).

He is married, has two children, and resides in Laramie, Wyo. Mr. Miller was born in St. Louis, Mo., on August 22, 1924.