In 1960 Dr. Miles joined the faculty of the university’s Department of Dairying. In 1972 he became head of the newly formed Department of Food Technology and Science, where he served until his retirement in 1985. He earned a reputation as a specialist in dairying and authored or coauthored almost 50 articles and research reports on the feeding and care of dairy cattle. In his active career, he assisted in revising the dairy laws of Tennessee, provided leadership for the university’s annual Dairy Institute, and promoted the work of 4-H Clubs in Tennessee. In 1982 he was awarded the Webster Pendergrass Award for outstanding service in the Institute of Agriculture. His intellectual contributions to the life of the university have been recognized by placement of a plaque in his honor on a faculty study.