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If you would like to learn more about leaving a gift in your will, please contact a Donor Relations Specialist in your area which can be found on the inner page of the front cover. Headlines 15 Two years prior to Bill’s passing, he had suffered a stroke which forced him to slow down and sell Span Farms. It is believed that because of his close ties to John Seabrook and his experience with his own neurological condition (stroke), he wanted to leave a legacy that would help those like him in future. To honour his bequest, the Foundation established a PhD scholarship programme which continues to this day. A family member was asked about Bill and what they thought he would think about how he has helped so many researchers. “Although [Bill] accumulated considerable wealth he lived simply, and it is wonderful to see that the fruits of his 70 years of hard work and entrepreneurship have benefited so many gifted young scientists.” To date 54 W&B Miller Scholarships have been awarded and many of the recipients have since become leaders in the field of neuroscience, both in New Zealand and overseas. Over the decades these scientists have established their own research groups and provided training for other young scientists. Bill’s legacy lives on in each of these scientists and clinicians research, including their successes and failures. Dr Amy McCaughey-Chapman, one of the recipients of the W&B Miller Scholarship, had this to say about her experience during her PhD. “I learnt a lot during my PhD, not only about cell reprogramming but about myself as a person. I learnt how to deal with ‘failures’ and that unexpected results are not necessarily negative results but rather another piece to the puzzle.” Another, Dr Molly Swanson, a former student of Professor Maurice Curtis (the Head of Anatomy and Deputy Director of the Neurological Foundation Human Brain Bank) who was also a recipient of the W&B Miller Scholarship, said the opportunities she was offered has shaped her into the scientist she is today, and she is incredibly grateful for the support offered by the Neurological Foundation. Although Bill was a simple man who didn’t flaunt his money or success, he will be remembered by the 54 lives and careers he was able to shape after death. His legacy will live on in what these researchers, scientists and clinicians will go onto discover, treat or perhaps even cure. The Neurological Foundation would like to acknowledge and thank William and his wife, Beryl Miller, for the hope they have provided these past 44 years, and the encouragement they will provide budding scientists in the years to come.