Clara Worst Miller

Clara Worst Miller ( Worst; March 27, 1876 - September 22, 1970) was an American college professor and writer.

Personal life Clara Worst was born on March 27, 1876, to Elmore J. and Arminda ( Ash) Worst in Ashland, Ohio. She received a Bachelor of Literature degree from Hiram College in 1898, a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ashland College in 1926, and received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Chicago.

Miller married J. Allen Miller on December 22, 1896, and they had three children.

Career Miller was an associate professor of Latin at Ashland College from 1898 to 1952.

Miller Hall was built at the college and named after her husband, after the two of them helped the college with its $40,000 debt. Without their help, Ashland College may have been shut down. Miller Hall was demolished after the fall 2010 semester.

Miller was a part of the Ashland Board of Education for 24 years, a president of the Federation of Women's Clubs, and a trustee at the Children's Home. She worked with the Middle-North District of the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs. As part of Miller's work at Ashland College, she helped found the Women's Club and organize the YWCA.