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==Background==

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Orr was born in Glenmora in south Rapides Parish to Jessie Lee Orr (~~1898-1981~~) and Lily Aplonia "Lonie" Monroe (~~1893-1986~~). He 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 name=rdl/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/specialcollections/collections/m315.shtml|title=Virgil Orr, Student Waiter|publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=July 20, 2010; article no longer accessible on-line}}</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; no longer on-line}}.</ref>

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Orr was born in Glenmora in south Rapides Parish to Jessie Lee Orr (1898–1981) and Lily Aplonia "Lonie" Monroe (1893–1986). He 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 name=rdl/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/specialcollections/collections/m315.shtml|title=Virgil Orr, Student Waiter|publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=July 20, 2010; article no longer accessible on-line}}</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; no longer on-line}}.</ref>

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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>

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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>

==Career==

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 web|title=Research Article|date=October 1966|publisher=''The Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data''|volume=11|issue=4|pages=535–537|url=10.1021/je60031a018|author=C. A. Kilgore, Woodrow W. Chew, and Virgil Orr|accessdate=May 4, 2021}}</ref> He was subsequently appointed Dean of the College and served as Vice President, under [[F. Jay Taylor]], before he retired in 1980 after twenty-eight years at the university. Louisiana Tech honored 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|accessdate=July 10, 2010; no longer accessible on-line}}</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|accessdate=July 19, 2010; no longer accessible on-line}}</ref><ref name=rdl/>

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In 1991, Orr was the recipient of the Russ Award, named for Robert Edwin Russ (~~1830-1902~~), the founder of Ruston. Three years later the Louisiana Tech Alumni Association presented him with its Tower Medallion. The following year he appeared on Louisiana Tech's Top 100 Alumni list.<ref name=whoswho/> During 1994–1995, Orr took on the role of President of the Louisiana Tech Foundation.<ref>"[Jack E.] Byrd elected to board," ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' September 14, 1994, p. 1.</ref>

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In 1991, Orr was the recipient of the Russ Award, named for Robert Edwin Russ (1830–1902), the founder of Ruston. Three years later the Louisiana Tech Alumni Association presented him with its Tower Medallion. The following year he appeared on Louisiana Tech's Top 100 Alumni list.<ref name=whoswho/> During 1994–1995, Orr took on the role of President of the Louisiana Tech Foundation.<ref>"[Jack E.] Byrd elected to board," ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' September 14, 1994, p. 1.</ref>

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==Personal life==

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Orr and his wife, the former Myrtis Chandler (~~1924-2022~~), a native of Choudrant in Lincoln Parish and a former home economics teacher, had two daughters, Virginia Orr Rice of [[Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]], the widow of Ed Rice, and Marilyn Orr Hyams and husband Bill of Ruston.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/obituaries/mns054105|title=Myrtis Chandler Orr obituary|publisher=''[[Monroe News Star]]''|date=November 20, 2022|accessdate=November 21, 2022}}</ref> The couple was active in the Temple Baptist Church in Ruston, where he was at times a [[Sunday school]] teacher and a [[deacon]].<ref name=rdl/> The Louisiana Tech Alumni Association awarded Myrtis Orr with the Tower Medallion in 2018, which her husband had received in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spark.adobe.com/page/bN1pd2IrOWrjy/|title=Myrtis Orr Joins Hall of Distinguished Alumni|publisher=The Tenent|date=April 2018|accessdate=May 4, 2021}}</ref>

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Orr and his wife, the former Myrtis Chandler (1924–2022), a native of Choudrant in Lincoln Parish and a former home economics teacher, had two daughters, Virginia Orr Rice of [[Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]], the widow of Ed Rice, and Marilyn Orr Hyams and husband Bill of Ruston.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/obituaries/mns054105|title=Myrtis Chandler Orr obituary|publisher=''[[Monroe News Star]]''|date=November 20, 2022|accessdate=November 21, 2022}}</ref> The couple was active in the Temple Baptist Church in Ruston, where he was at times a [[Sunday school]] teacher and a [[deacon]].<ref name=rdl/> The Louisiana Tech Alumni Association awarded Myrtis Orr with the Tower Medallion in 2018, which her husband had received in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spark.adobe.com/page/bN1pd2IrOWrjy/|title=Myrtis Orr Joins Hall of Distinguished Alumni|publisher=The Tenent|date=April 2018|accessdate=May 4, 2021}}</ref>

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