San W. Orr, Jr.

San W. Orr, Jr. (1941 – September 30, 2014) was an American businessman. He served as Chief Executive Officer of the Wausau Paper Corporation from 1989 to 1990, 1994 to 1995, and 2000 to 2012.

Biography

Early life

San W. Orr, Jr., was born in 1941. A native of Madison, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1963, and received a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1966. He was an attorney and certified public accountant.^[1][2]

Career

He served as Vice Chairman of the Mosinee Paper Corporation from 1978 to 1987, and Chairman from 1987 to 1997.^[1] Since 1972, he has served on the Board of Directors of the Wausau Paper Corporation.^[3] He served as its Chief Executive Officer from 1989 to 1990, 1994 to 1995, and 2000 to 2012. He has also served on the Boards of Directors of MDU Resources, First American Bank, Wausau Insurance Companies, and Marshall & Ilsley.^[3]

From 1987-89, he chaired the Board of Visitors of the UW-Madison School of Business. He also served as an officer and director of the Wisconsin Alumni Association.

He was appointed to the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents for a seven-year term by Governor Tommy Thompson in 1993. He was elected President of the Board in 1998. ^[4]

In addition, Orr was a director of Competitive Wisconsin, Inc.; the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance; the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau.

He served as a Director of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, the Aytchmonde Woodson Foundation and the Nancy Woodson Spire Foundation.^[3][5] He serves on the Board of Directors of the conservative Bradley Foundation.^[6] A Republican, he has supported George W. Bush, Jim DeMint, Pete Coors, Rand Paul, the Club for Growth and the Free Enterprise Fund.^[1]

Personal life

His son, San W. Orr III, received a law degree from the University of Chicago in 1997.^[7] Orr died on September 30, 2014 at the age of 73.^[8]

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