Miles Yeagley was an honor student in the Class of 1962. In his junior year, he won the Time Magazine Award for being the outstanding social studies student at East High. During his senior year, he became one of the few students in the nation to become a National Merit Scholarship finalist.

Yeagley graduated with honors from the University of Colorado-Boulder, receiving his degree in medicine. Dr. Yeagley served as Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and has served as the Medical Director of Psychiatric Services in the Penrose-St. Francis Hospital System. He volunteers for many family oriented organizations.