Russell E. Miller ’64

Russell E. Miller ’64 died on April 10, 2009, in Traveler’s Rest, South Carolina, after a brief battle with cancer.

He was born March 23, 1942, in Schenectady, N.Y., and prepared for college at Pennsbury, High School in Yardley, Pa. After graduating from Bowdoin, where he was a member of Delta Sigma fraternity, he earned a master’s degree in business administration from Columbia University Business School in 1966. He served to the rank of first lieutenant in the Army Reserve. During the course of his career, he worked at Spencer Stuart, Prudential Insurance, T. Rowe Price and Alex Brown and Sons, specializing as an oil industry analyst. He also worked for American Values Investments. In 2001, he started Foundation Financial, Inc., a South Carolina company that focused on providing biblically responsible investing through screened portfolios for separately managed accounts. At the same time, he became involvement in Kingdom Advisors. He also had been deeply involved in the Christian Business Men’s Committee in Baltimore, with training by the Navigators. He also was active in his local church, Arlington Baptist Church, and served as a Sunday School leader for many years. He is survived by his mother, Arline Miller; his wife of nearly 45 years, Nancy Steeble Miller; two daughters, Laura Miller and Sarah Miller; two sons, Ted Miller and Andrew Miller; two brothers, Larry Miller and Craig Miller; and two grandsons.