Larry Orwig:
CLASS OF 1961
Canton High SchoolClass of 1961
Canton, IL
Larry's Story
Personal Information
Current activities: Member of Crossroads Church of the Nazarene in Ellicott City, MD. Church Leadership Board member for 30+ years, Church Global Missions President, "Work & Witness" Team Leader (leading missions Teams to 3rd world countries), Mid-Atlantic District Ambassador for Jesus Film ministries, 2 Small Group-Bible Studies. Lions Club Member & mentor for Leo Club.
Interests:
Traveling, leading Work & Witness Teams (missions focused) to 3rd-world countries. Madagascar Aug 2013 & Amazon River April 2014. Bicycling 3,500 to 4,000 miles annually, exercising at local fitness center (keeping physically fit). Completed Sea Gull Century bike ride 2013 & 2014 (100 miles thru parts of Maryland and Virginia).
Member of Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Human Resources Certification Institute Board Member (HRCI) for 7 years. HRCI President in 1998.
Chesapeake Human Resources Association, Inc. (CHRA), Past Board Member and President in 1992.
Favorite Music: Christian contemporary and country.
Not a big TV fan. But, I do enjoy watching football during colder month, especially Super Bowl, and Food Network. Also enjoy World Series games.
Favorite Quotations:
1. In breeding never brought geniuses.
2. People with a purpose know & understand what they are creating. But, people without a purpose attempt to kill the actions (and results) of those with a purpose.
3. I do not wake up walking in love. I have to put on love every day.
5.Good is the enemy of great.
6...Expand for more
. Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
7. Hope is not a strategy.
8. It is often times not the message that hurts. It is the method of delivery (how it is said).
9. Persistence works better than talent.
About Me:
Enjoy staying physically in good shape and keeping my weight at 158 pounds. I work-out at a Fitness Center/Gym 4 miles from my home, M-F for 1.5 hours. During warmer months, I ride my Trek bicycle 38 miles (approximately 2- 2.5 hours per day).
Education: IL State University, 1966, BS
Retired.
Two Key Employers:
World Relief for 3 years. Vice President. Baltimore, MD
WR is a faith-based, non-governmental agency (NGO) that acts as a servant- leader in many areas of the world. As a 60 year old organization, World Relief serves as a vital arm of the National Association of Evangelicals (its parent organization) by providing lifesaving aid and development in world's most critical regions. World Relief continues to provide leadership in areas such as compassion, help for those who suffer, and innovative answers to difficult global issues of violence, poverty and persecution. Nothing is more important to World Relief than bringing Christ's love to a hurting world.
Baltmore Aircoil for 30+ years:
Jessup, MD. Retired in 2005. Corporate Manager of Human Resources.
Job description:
Employee/labor relations, employee communications, management development, performance mangement, incentive compensatiopn, organizatinal/cultural change, downsizing & restructuring.
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