John David Millett was the 16th president of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and first chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents. During his career he served as the Senior Vice President of the Academy for Educational Development in Washington, D.C. Millett Hall at Miami University and an academic building at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, are named in his honor.

The Phi Delta Theta Free Enterprise Award is named, in part, after John Millett.