Background
Traylor, Orba Forest was born on June 16, 1910 in Providence, Kentucky, United States. Son of Eddie Ewing and Dillie (Stuart) Traylor.
Traylor, Orba Forest was born on June 16, 1910 in Providence, Kentucky, United States. Son of Eddie Ewing and Dillie (Stuart) Traylor.
Bachelor, Western Kentucky University, 1930. Master of Arts, University Kentucky, 1932. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kentucky, 1948.
Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, 1936.
Head department economics, Ashland College, 1935-1936;
legal assistant trust department, 1st National Bank, Chicago, 1936-1937;
associate professor economics, sociology, Western Kentucky U., 1938-1940;
research assistant, Bureau Business Research, U. Kentucky, 1939;
research director, Kentucky Legislative Council, 1939-1941;
director research and statistics, Kentucky Department Welfare, 1941;
associate economics analyst division tax research, United States Treasury Department, 1942;
acting chief accounting, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, Balkan Mission, 1944-1945;
assistant professor economics and business, U. Denver, 1946-1947;
assistant professor economics and business, U. Missouri, 1947-1950;
tax specialist, assistant economics commissioner, ECA, Greece, 1950-1953;
coordinator executive development programs, Ordnance Corps, Department Army, 1954;
public finance expert, United Nations
lecturer finance administration, Institute Public Administration, Egypt, 1954-1956;
executive assistant to lieutenant governor, Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, Frankfort, 1956-1958;
commissioner finance, State of Kentucky, Frankfort, 1958-1959;
director finance, Office High Commissioner, Ryukyu Islands, 1960-1964;
director economics affairs, Office High Commissioner, 1964-1965;
professor economics public administration, U. Alabama, Huntsville, 1965-1975;
department chairman business public administration, U. Alabama, 1966-1968;
chairman economics, U. Alabama, 1968-1970;
visiting professor public administration, San Diego State University, 1975-1976;
visiting professor public administration, Western Kentucky U., 1976-1977;
finance economist, Agency for International Development, United States State Department, 1977-1978;
Adjunct Professor, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1978-1981;
Adjunct Professor, New York University and Rider College, 1981-1982;
Adjunct Professor, Columbia College, since 1982;
consultant economist, American Technology Services, Inc., 1982-1991. Consultant operations research Johns Hopkins University, 1957-1961. Fiscal consultant various organizations.
Visiting lecturer economics various university and colleges. Lecturer U. Maryland. Far East Division, 1960-1965, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1976-1977, Florida Institute Technology, 1977.
Senior advisory Bank of Ryukyus, 1960-1965, Joint Foreign Investment Board, 1964-1965;Chairman of the Board Ryukyuan Development Loan Corporation, 1960-1965, Joint Petroleum Board, 1960-1965. Counsellor Oak Ridge Associate Universities, 1966-1967.
Member Alabama Education Study Commission Finance Task Force, 1968-1969. Chairman finance committee Top of Alabama Health Planning Agency, 1974-1975. Member advisory committee Alabama Legislature, 1981-1994.
With Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Lieutenant colonel Reserve (retired). Member American, Southern economics associations, American Society for Public Administration (council 1973-1975), American, Kentucky bar associations, National Tax Association (director 1971-1974), local Chamber of Commerce, Reserve Officers Association, Military Order World Wars, Beta Gamma Sigma, Delta Sigma Pi.
Clubs: Rotary.
Married Josephine Zananiri, November 17, 1945. Children— Joseph Marion, Robert Forest, John Christopher.