Background
Dorrenbacher, Carl James was born on January 6, 1928 in Mishawaka, Indiana, United States. Son of Carl and Carla Valborg (Carlsen) Dorrenbacher.
aerospace transportation executive
Dorrenbacher, Carl James was born on January 6, 1928 in Mishawaka, Indiana, United States. Son of Carl and Carla Valborg (Carlsen) Dorrenbacher.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Purdue University, 1989; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1950.
Teaching assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 1949-1950; field group engineer, Douglas Aircraft Company, White Sands, New Mexico, 1950-1953; design group engineer, Douglas Aircraft Company, White Sands, New Mexico, 1953-1958; design selection chief, Douglas Aircraft Company, White Sands, New Mexico, 1958-1960; chief design engineer, Douglas Aircraft Company, White Sands, New Mexico, 1960-1961; chief engineer space systems, Douglas Aircraft Company, White Sands, New Mexico, 1961-1962; director manned spacecraft programs, Douglas Aircraft Company, White Sands, New Mexico, 1962-1965; vice president advanced systems and technical, Douglas Aircraft Company, White Sands, New Mexico, 1965-1968; vice president advanced systems and technical, McDonnell Douglas Astronautics, Huntington Beach, California, 1968-1973; vice president product development, McDonnell Douglas Astronautics, Huntington Beach, California, 1973-1975; vice president engineering, McDonnell Douglas Astronautics, Huntington Beach, California, 1975-1978; vice president Monrovia, McDonnell Douglas Astronautics, Monrovia, California, 1978-1979; vice president general manager, McDonnell Douglas Astronautics, Huntington Beach, California, 1979-1981; executive vice president, McDonnell Douglas Astronautics, Huntington Beach, California, 1987-1988; president, McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company, Huntington Beach, California, 1988-1990; corporation vice president, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Huntington Beach, California, 1981-1987; senior vice president group executive, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Long Beach, California, since 1990.
Campaign chairman Discovery Science Center Space and Flight Pavilion, Santa Ana, California, since 1991. Restructuring chairman Los Angeles Ednl. Partnership, since 1991.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Member National Space Club (Board of Governors president).
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Married Beverly Bushnell, February 3, 1949 (divorced August 1991). Children: Steffany Joan Dorrenbacher-Prall, John Mark, Jan Ann, Randi Lynn, Teri Lea Koger. Married Judith Ann Reith, August 31, 1991.
Stepchildren: Sarah Ann Hahn, Mark Edward Hahn, Timothy Carl Hahn.