Background
Orwoll, Robert Arvid was born on August 28, 1940 in Minneapolis. Son of Arvid Lyder and Agnes Gertrude (Christiansen) Orwoll.
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Robert Arvid Orwoll
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Bachelor, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1967.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1966-1967; research instructor, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1967-1968; postdoctoral fellow, U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1968-1969; assistant professor, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1969-1972; associate professor, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1972-1982; professor, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1982; director applied science, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1988-1992; chair department of chemistry, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Williamsburg Hospice, 1989-1994. Board directors Wesley Foundation, 1974-1984, 95-, treasurer, 1976-1980.
Connections
Married Betty Lou Magers, February 24, 1972. Children: Katherine Sonja, Karen Elizabeth.
