Education
Born in Duluth, in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, Dahl graduated from Saint Olaf College at Northfield, Minnesota.
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Career
Orville Dahl, Education Doctorate. was the first president of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California from 1959-1962. He returned to his alma mater after graduate work at the University of Minnesota to serve as Assistant Dean of Men and Professor of Speech. He was Dean of Administration at the University of Vermont.
During World World War II, served as Commanding Office of Naval V-12 units in New England.
The church wanted to build a liberal arts college in California, and sent Dahl to find a good location. In 2003, Doctor Dahl was inducted into the California Lutheran University, Hall of Fame on a meritorious basis.
Orville Dahl Centrum Buildings are situated on the northwest side of campus of California Lutheran University.
