Thiel College is delighted to welcome Rear Admiral Richard Childs, Scientific Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as the 2024 Professor David M. Miller '61, H'20 Distinguished Lecture speaker. Dr. Childs has been an active duty officer in the United States Commissioned Corps since 1995. He was promoted to Rear Admiral in 2015 and in 2020 received his 2nd star, and currently serves as an Assistant United States Surgeon General.