Harold Duvall Orville

Background

Orville, Harold Duvall was born on January 23, 1932 in Baltimore. Son of Howard Thomas and Lillian Lenore (Duvall) Orville.

Education

Bachelor, University of Virginia, 1954; Master of Science, Florida State University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Arizona, 1965.

Career

Assistant professor meteorology, South Dakot School Mines & Technology, Rapid City, 1965-1968; associate professor, South Dakot School Mines & Technology, Rapid City, 1968-1973; professor, South Dakot School Mines & Technology, Rapid City, since 1973; head department, South Dakot School Mines & Technology, Rapid City, since 1974. Special advisor National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Washington, 1972-1973. Science leader World Meteorological Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland, 1982-1983.

Consultant National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Bureau Reclamation, National Academy Science, 1970-1987.

Achievements

• Harold Duvall Orville has been listed as a noteworthy Meteorology educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Various offices Rapid City Parent-Teachers Association, 1967-1970. Scoutmaster Boy Scouts American, Rapid City, 1968-1973. Manager Little League Baseball, Rapid City, 1966-1970.

Visiting scientist South Dakot public schools, 1977-1987. Served to First lieutenant Signal Corps United States Army, 1954-1955. Fellow American Meteorological Society (councilor 1983-1985), American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Member American Geophysical Union, Sigma Xi (local president).

Interests

• Avocations: golf, volleyball.

Connections

Married Laura Hester Milster, September 4, 1954. Children: Douglas Duvall, Laurence Edmonds, AllenMilster, Katherine Logan.

Father:

Howard Thomas Orville

Mother:

Lillian Lenore (Duvall) Orville

Spouse:

Laura Hester Milster

child:

Douglas Duvall Orville

child:

Katherine Logan Orville

child:

Laurence Edmonds Orville

child:

AllenMilster Orville