Background
Orr, Verne was born on November 12, 1916 in Des Moines. Son of George Vernon and Wilhelmina (Van Niewaal) Orr.
Dean civilian military employee
Orr, Verne was born on November 12, 1916 in Des Moines. Son of George Vernon and Wilhelmina (Van Niewaal) Orr.
Bachelor, Pomona College, 1937. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Pomona College, 1981. Master of Business Administration, Stanford University, 1939.
Doctor of Philosophy, Claremont University, 2005.
Salesman Verne Orr Motors, 1946—1959. President Investors Savings & Loan Pasadena, 1963—1966. Director Department Motor Vehicles State of California, 1967—1969, director finance, 1970—1975.
Senior advisory Ernst & Ernst, Los Angeles, 1975—1980. Professor government finance University Southern California Graduate School Public Administration, 1975—1980. Partner Orr Enterprises, 1977—1981.
Secretary Department Air Force, Us Department Defense, 1981—1985. Deputy director President-Elect Ronald Reagan's Transition team, 1980—1981. Dean University La Verne's School Business & Global Studies, 1999—2002, dean emeritus, 2002—2008.
Foreman Los Angeles County Grand Jury, 1962. Member Personnel Development Agency Committee State of California, 1968—1970. Served in United States Navy, 1941-1945 United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1951.
President United Way, Los Angeles, 1963. President Family Service Pasadena, 1957. Board regents University California, 1976—1981.
Member of Pasadena Mechanics Association (president 1948), Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis 1951, Masons, Alpha Delta Mu, Phi Betta Kappa.
Married Joan Peak, March 31, 1941 (deceased 1988). Children: Carolyn, Robert Vernon. Married Sarah Smith, 1989.
Stepchildren: Windsor, Geoffrey.