Orie Eugene Myers was born on October 14, 1920, in Hågån, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. He later established his professional life in the United States, particularly in Atlanta, Georgia, where his administrative career developed through personnel work, university business management, and senior leadership at Emory University.
Myers attended the Georgia Institute of Technology as a student in 1938. He subsequently studied at Emory University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1941 and a Master of Arts in 1957. His education preceded and supported a career that combined personnel administration, university business management, and executive leadership in health-sciences administration.
Myers began his professional career as a personnel assistant with the Atlanta Personnel Board from 1940 to 1941. He later worked for the National Youth Administration, serving in personnel administration and, by the early 1940s, as a personnel officer associated with its Georgia organization and Office of Emergency Management. From 1946 to 1948 he again served as a personnel officer with the National Youth Administration. He joined Emory University in personnel administration and served as director of personnel from 1961 to 1964. He then moved into senior university administration, becoming associated with the Woodruff Medical Center as director and vice president from 1964 to 1973. Emory records also identify him as dean of administration and director of health services, vice president for business, and vice president for health affairs. As vice president for business, he remained involved in university planning and administration into the 1980s. His work included oversight of institutional business affairs and participation in the administration of Emory's health-sciences operations.
He was a Baptist.
Myers held leadership roles in professional associations concerned with university personnel and business administration. He served as past president of the College and University Personnel Association, the National Association of College and University Business Officers, and the Southern Association of College and University Business Officers. He was also a past president of the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce and belonged to Sigma Nu.
His parents were Betty and Orie Myers.
