Background
Taulbee, Orrin Edison was born on October 18, 1927 in Taulbee, Kentucky, United States. Son of William Perry and Virgie (Carpenter).
Taulbee, Orrin Edison was born on October 18, 1927 in Taulbee, Kentucky, United States. Son of William Perry and Virgie (Carpenter).
Bachelor, Berea College, 1950. Master of Arts, Michigan State University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1957.
Research mathematician Remington Rand Univac, St. Paul, 1955-1958, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Marietta, Georgia, 1958-1959. Associate professor mathematics Michigan State University, 1959-1961. Manager information science Goodyear Aerospace Corporation, Akron, Ohio, 1961-1966.
Director management information systems, director Computer Center, University Pittsburgh, 1966-1970. Professor computer science, mathematics, information science, chairman department computer science, 1966-1984, founder computer science department four year undergraduate scholarship, 1966. Visiting scientist National Bureau Standards, 1971.
Representative University Pittsburgh as lecturer and advisory in computer science several western Eur. countries, 1970, Taiwan, 1974, People's Republic China, 1978. Consultant in field.
Board visitors Ohio University, 1981-1987. Served with Army of the United States, 1946-1948. Member American Society Information Science, American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Data Processing Management Association, New York Academy of Sciences, Association Computing Machinery (national lecturer 1967-1968, chairman Pittsburgh chapter 1971-1974, chairman computer science conference committee 1973-1987, director computer science employment register 1973-1987, member conference board committee 1977-1987, Outstanding Contribution award 1984).
Married Margaret Janet MacDougall, September 3, 1955. Children: Gregor, Edison, George, Scott.