Background
Tarr, Curtis W. was born on September 18, 1924 in Stockton, California, United States. Son of F.W. and Esther (Reed) Tarr.
Tarr, Curtis W. was born on September 18, 1924 in Stockton, California, United States. Son of F.W. and Esther (Reed) Tarr.
Bachelor, Stanford University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1962. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1950.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Ripon College, 1965. Doctor of Humane Letters, Grinnell College, 1969. Doctor of Humane Letters, Lincoln College, 1980.
Doctor of Laws, Lawrence University, 1974. Doctor of Laws, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1980.
Research assistant, instructor Harvard University, 1950-1952. Vice president Sierra Tractor & Equipment Company, Chico, California, 1952-1958. Staff member 2d Hoover Commission, 1954-1955.
Assistant director summer session Stanford University, 1961-1962, director, 1962-1963, assistant dean humanities and science, 1962-1963, lecturer business school, 1962-1963. President Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1963-1969. Assistant secretary for manpower and research affairs Air Force, 1969-1970.
Director Selective Service System, Washington, 1970-1972. Under secretary state for security assistance, 1972-1973. Acting deputy under secretary state for management, 1973.
From vice president parts distribution and matrials management to vice president management development Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois, 1973—1983. Dean, professor Johnson School Management, Cornell University, 1984—1989, professor management, 1989-1990, dean emeritus, since 1990. Vice chairman Intermet Corporation, 1992-1995.
Board directors Phyton Corporation, Ithaca, New York, 1985-2002, State Farm Insurance Companies, 1985-1998, Banta Corp, 1976-1995, Intermet Corporation, 1984-1998. Member International Research Council Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 1989-1992. Director Ulysses S. Grant Association, 1985-1909.
Adjunct professor management Emory University, 1991-1993.
Trustee Institute Paper Chemistry, 1963-1969, Morehouse School Medicine, Atlanta, 1994—2004. Chairman Task Force on Government Organization, Financial and Tax Distribution for State Wisconsin, 1967-1969. Chairman Defense Manpower Commission, 1974-1976, Illinois State Scholarship Commission, 1978-1979, Quad Cities Graduate Study Center, 1982-1984, Republican candidate for Congress 2d District, California, 1958.
Trustee American College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1989-1992. Director Bethesda Home, Savannah, Georgia, 1989-2003, The Mighty 8th Air Force Museum, Savannah, 1999-2004. With Army of the United States, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
Member University Club (Chicago), Cosmos Club (Washington).
Married Elizabeth May Myers, 1955 (divorced 1978). Children: Pamela Elizabeth, Cynthia Leigh. Married Marilyn Van Stralen, 1979 (divorced 1991).
Married Mary Katherine Stegmiller, 1992.