Don Orr

Don Orr is retired president emeritus of United Animal Health in Sheridan, Ind., having served as president and board director. Formerly vice president of nutrition and development, under his leadership, United Animal Health developed a RandD team of 17 Ph.D. and 28 BS/MS technical members for swine and poultry research, enzyme and microbial nutrition. He led the company’s entry into the Asian feed market and the global feed enzyme market. Don received his bachelor’s degree from Purdue University, master’s degree from Penn State University, and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He has served as a founding board member of AgriNovus Indiana. A past chairman of the American Feed Industry Association, he received AFIA’s highest honor, their 2016 Distinguished Service Award. Named a 2014 Fellow of the American Society of Animal Science, Don also received the Indiana Lt. Governor’s 2015 AgriVision Award for his contributions to Indiana Agriculture. He and his wife Pam have two sons and four grandchildren and live in Noblesville, Ind.