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==Background==

==Background==

Orr was born in Glenmora in south Rapides Parish and graduated in 1940 from Glenmora High School. He received a Bachelor of Science in chemical [[engineering]] at Louisiana Tech, while also  worked as a waiter to pay his student expenses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/specialcollections/collections/m315.shtml|title=Virgil Orr, Student Waiter|publisher=latech.edu|access-date=July 20, 2010}}</ref> He then achieved a [[Master of Science]] degree and his [[Ph.D.]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] in 1948 and 1950, respectively.<ref name=lsu>{{cite web|url=http://www.che.lsu.edu/newsletter/fall2003_spring2004/alumni_news.html|title=Alumni News|date=2003-2004|publisher=che.lsu.edu|accessdate=July 19, 2010}}</ref> Orr served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]] from 1944 to 1946. He served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]] from 1944 to 1946. He also attended the Oak Ridge Institute for Nuclear Studies in Oak Ridge west of [[Knoxville]], [[Tennessee]].<ref name=rdl>Dr. Virgil Orr | Ruston Daily Leader (rustonleader.com), accessed May 4, 2021.</ref>"ref name=whoswho>Virgil L. Orr, ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004,'' 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence,  [[New Jersey]], 2003), p. 790.</ref>

Orr was born in Glenmora in south Rapides Parish and graduated in 1940 from Glenmora High School. He received a Bachelor of Science in chemical [[engineering]] at Louisiana Tech, while also  worked as a waiter to pay his student expenses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/specialcollections/collections/m315.shtml|title=Virgil Orr, Student Waiter|publisher=latech.edu|access-date=July 20, 2010}}</ref> He then achieved a [[Master of Science]] degree and his [[Ph.D.]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] in 1948 and 1950, respectively.<ref name=lsu>{{cite web|url=http://www.che.lsu.edu/newsletter/fall2003_spring2004/alumni_news.html|title=Alumni News|date=2003-2004|publisher=che.lsu.edu|accessdate=July 19, 2010}}</ref> Orr served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]] from 1944 to 1946. He served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]] from 1944 to 1946. He also attended the Oak Ridge Institute for Nuclear Studies in Oak Ridge west of [[Knoxville]], [[Tennessee]].

<ref name=rdl>Dr. Virgil Orr | Ruston Daily Leader (rustonleader.com), accessed May 4, 2021.</ref><ref name=whoswho>Virgil L. Orr, ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004,'' 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence,  [[New Jersey]], 2003), p. 790.</ref>

In September 1952, Orr joined the Louisiana Tech faculty. In 1966, he was co-authored the article, "Vapor–Liquid Equilibrium for the Hexamethyldisiloxane–''n''-Propyl Alcohol System", with colleagues Woodrow W. Chew, Jr. and Charles A. Killgore, which was published in the ''Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data''.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Research Article (October 1966)|journal=Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data|volume=11|issue=4|pages=535–537|doi=10.1021/je60031a018|year = 1966|last1 = Killgore|first1 = C. A.|last2=Chew|first2=W. W.|last3=Orr|first3=Virgil}}</ref> He was subsequently appointed to the role of Dean of the College and served as Vice President, under [[F. Jay Taylor]], before retiring in June 1980. Louisiana Tech would later honor Orr with the Virgil Orr Professorship in Chemical Engineering<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latechalumni.org/s/810/index.aspx?sid=810&gid=1&pgid=504|title=Endowed Eminent Scholar Chairs and Endowed Professorships|publisher=latechalumni.org|access-date=July 10, 2010}}</ref> and the Virgil Orr Undergraduate Junior Faculty Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/capd/Virgil%20Orr.shtml|title=The Virgil Orr Junior Faculty Award|publisher=latech.edu|access-date=July 19, 2010}}</ref><ref name=rdl/>

In September 1952, Orr joined the Louisiana Tech faculty. In 1966, he was co-authored the article, "Vapor–Liquid Equilibrium for the Hexamethyldisiloxane–''n''-Propyl Alcohol System", with colleagues Woodrow W. Chew, Jr. and Charles A. Killgore, which was published in the ''Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data''.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Research Article (October 1966)|journal=Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data|volume=11|issue=4|pages=535–537|doi=10.1021/je60031a018|year = 1966|last1 = Killgore|first1 = C. A.|last2=Chew|first2=W. W.|last3=Orr|first3=Virgil}}</ref> He was subsequently appointed to the role of Dean of the College and served as Vice President, under [[F. Jay Taylor]], before retiring in June 1980. Louisiana Tech would later honor Orr with the Virgil Orr Professorship in Chemical Engineering<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latechalumni.org/s/810/index.aspx?sid=810&gid=1&pgid=504|title=Endowed Eminent Scholar Chairs and Endowed Professorships|publisher=latechalumni.org|access-date=July 10, 2010}}</ref> and the Virgil Orr Undergraduate Junior Faculty Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/capd/Virgil%20Orr.shtml|title=The Virgil Orr Junior Faculty Award|publisher=latech.edu|access-date=July 19, 2010}}</ref><ref name=rdl/>