Curriculum Vitae Dr. William M. Randle - Virginia Tech

Curriculum Vitae Dr. William M. Randle

School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, NC 27411 336-334-7979; wrandle@ncat.edu

Home: 739 Plott St., Greensboro, NC 27401 onionrx@, Mobil: 614-364-5370

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ? July 20, 2015-present Professor; Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design, NC A&T State University ? 2011-2015 Dean, Research Director, Extension Administrator, NC A&T State University, School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences ? 2006 - 2011 Chair and Professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus , Horticulture and Crop Science ? 2000 - 2006 Professor of Horticulture, Department of Horticulture, University of Georgia, Athens. Graduate Coordinator ? 1994-2000 Associate Professor of Horticulture, University of Georgia ? 1989-1994 Assistant Professor of Horticulture, University of Georgia ? 1987-1989 Director of Plant Breeding, Basic Vegetable Products, Hanford, Calif. ? 1983-1987 Assistant Professor of Horticulture, Department of Horticulture, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. Graduate Coordinator

EDUCATION ? Ph.D. 1983 ? M.S. 1979 ? B.S. 1976

Horticulture, minor in Plant Pathology. University of Minnesota, St. Paul Horticulture, emphasis on plant breeding. Michigan St. Univ., E. Lansing Horticulture, minor in turfgrass management. Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

AWARDS/FELLOWS: ? 2011 Food System Leadership Institute Fellow ? 2005 ESCOP ACOP Leadership Development Fellow ? 2001 L.M. Ware Distinguished Research Award, Southern Region, American Society of Horticultural Science ? 2000 Teaching Faculty Award, Department of Horticulture

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

? Higher education management and leadership in the land-grant system

o Multi-faceted budget development

o Curricular development including

and management

distance education technologies

o Strategic visioning, planning and

o Personnel management

execution

o Issue management

o Extension and outreach

? Scientific competencies o vegetable production and breeding, o flavor and secondary metabolite analysis and quantification,

o hydroponic systems, nutrient management

LEADERSHIP ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

-Dean: School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC: 2011 to 2015. I was responsible for setting the vision, leading and managing academic programs, research activities and extension and outreach programs. The diverse faculty of 61 is housed in four academic departments and in the cooperative extension program. Total school expenditures exceed $33 million. I represented and promote the School to both internal and external stakeholders. Accomplishments:

? Successfully lead a strategic planning and visioning process for the School under the umbrella of the University's plan of Preeminence 2020. Culminating in 2014, signature programs of the School include; Local Food and Health to encompass Local and Urban Food Systems that focus on the local food economy and nutritionally related disease; Strong Families/Strong Communities that focus on human nutrition, family finances and parenting; NanoScience/NanoTechnology applications to food systems; Small Farms Collaborative targeted to enhance the local food economy and to assist under-resourced and socially disadvantaged communities.

? Developed a plan for the University Farm which included a new Master Plan and a Local and Urban Food Complex consisting of a multi-use pavilion, a food packing and processing center to support student-run farm activities and local food enterprises, a student-run farm, community gardens and an outdoor amphitheater. The first building in the complex is currently under architectural development.

? Implemented a plan to develop split faculty appointments within the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.

? With the loss of six academic programs in agriculture to low productivity in May 2011 (just prior to my employment with NC A&T State University), I led an effort to revitalize multiple curricula across our academic departments that culminated in new undergraduate and graduate academic programs in 2012.

? Along with increased emphasis on student recruitment and retention, the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences lead the University in enrollment growth (12.9%) in 2014 and we surpassed 1,000 students enrolled in our School for the first time in the School's history (1,037 at Fall census). In 2014, NC A&T State University became the largest HBCU in the country.

? Implemented an experiential learning environment philosophy in our curricula modeled after Cal Poly SLO "learning by doing".

? Implemented a student-run farm to enhance the experiential learning environment and to recruit non-traditional students into agriculture.

? The School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences continued to have the largest research effort on the campus of NC A&T State University at between $20-21 million in activity even though the School was down 20% of its faculty (2013-2014).

? Initiate the formation of the NC A&T "Small Farms Collaborative" to support the local food economy targeting limited-resourced and socially disadvantaged farmers and communities. The "Collaborative" is a signature program of the School which will be led by Cooperative Extension. Included in the Collaborative are web and mobile resources, a mobile technology van, and focused programing related to small-scale agri-business, marketing, and innovative technologies.

? Initiated a facilities plan to renovate most of the School's classrooms, laboratories and research facilities, and to enhance community spaces within all of our academic buildings.

? Expanded our presence on the North Carolina Research campus in Kannapolis in response to increased research activity.

? Reorganized the NC A&T Cooperative Extension Program ? Reorganized the Dean's office to be more efficient and service oriented. ? Member of Board of Directors or Advisory Board for: NC Biotechnology Center, NC Land

Trust, NC Agromedicine Institute, NC Biofuels Center, Governor's Taskforce on Food Manufacturing.

-Chair: Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus and Wooster OH: November 1, 2006 to August 30, 2011: Managed and led a diverse faculty of 41 located on two campuses 95 miles apart. Developed and managed budgets for academic programs, research and extension. Managed and led endowment activities and accounts. As Chair, I represented the department in dealing with internal and external stakeholders. Accomplishments: ? The department doubled research expenditures during my 5 years as chair ? We invested overhead returns in improving research infrastructure to include shared used

equipment purchases and back-up power units to support our incubators, freezers and ultra-low units making us increasingly competitive for extramural funding. ? Crises Management: Following a 2010 tornado on our Wooster campus with damage to our two buildings and complete loss of our greenhouse complex, we collaborated with the campus and implemented emergency plans to first temporarily operate our unit, second to reorganize our department to accommodate reconstruction and three, completely move our greenhouse operation into temporary structures. With loss of power to the campus for several days, we were one of a few units that did not lose valuable research stored in refrigerated or ultra-low campus units because of our investment in back-up power capability. ? We successfully implemented a cost share plan for greenhouse usage by research and extension faculty to compensate for loss in state appropriated funding. ? We renovated graduate student office spaces on the Wooster campus to be more efficient and effective to accommodate increasing numbers of students resulting from increased research activity.

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? We invested in improved video link technology to provide better communication, business function and course offerings between our two campuses separated by 95 miles.

? We successfully converted our undergraduate and graduate degree programs (5) from quarters to a semester system.

? We established a new degree program in Professional Golf Management ? We established a student-run farm as a way of attracting non-traditional students into the plant

sciences and plant-based agriculture. ? Our faculty grew from 38 to 41 by taking advantage of special initiatives during a time when we

experienced nearly a 25% overall departmental budget cut (2006 to 2011). ? We raised nearly $750,000 in advancement activities and when I left we were working on a

$17 million endowment. ? We reorganized our business office to become more efficient and effective across our two

campuses, consolidating fiscal and human resource functions. ? Successfully hired a new Director for the Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center administered by

the department with membership in the national conservation system. ? Served on the board of directors or advisory board for: Ohio Soybean Council, Ohio Grape

Industries, Ohio Turfgrass Foundation, OFA, Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association, The Ohio Produce Growers & Marketers Association ? We expanded and further developed the Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens on campus, hired a new Director, and initiated a first on campus green roof garden and demonstration area associated with the arboretum. The green roof project funded from donations, gifts and endowments and was completed after I left the chair position. ? We developed a new strategic plan for the department which fell under the umbrella of the College and University strategic plans. ? I successfully completed the Food System Leadership Institute program for advanced leadership training (2009-2011) and became a fellow.

CONSULTANCIES: VOCA, Hungary, 1994 USAID, Peru, 1994-1995 Crop and Food, New Zealand, 1995, 1997 Allium and Brassica Centre, United Kingdom, 1994, 2001, 2005 Keystone Fruit Marketing, Peru, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 McCormick Company, Maryland, 2004 National Onion Lab, North and South America, Australia, 1998-2004 McCain Foods, Wisconsin, 2004, 2005, 2006 Horticulture Australia Limited, 2006 Frito-Lay, Plano, TX, 2006 Oigions Doux Cevennes, Herault, France 2012- 2014

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FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (72) ?Coolong, T.W., W.M. Randle, and L. Wicker. 2008. Structural and chemical differences in the cell wall regions in relation to scale firmness of three onion (Allium cepa L.) selections at harvest and during storage. J Sci. Food Agric. 88: 1277-1286. ?Coolong, T.W. and W.M. Randle. 2008. The effects of calcium and chloride and ammonium sulfate on onion bulb quality at harvest and during storage. HortSci. 43: 465-471. ?Tsang-Chang, P., M.W. van Iersel, W.M. Randle, C.E. Sams. 2008. Nutrient solution concentrations of Na2SeO4 affect the accumulation of sulfate and selenate in Brassica oleracea L. HortSci. 43: 913-918. ?Coolong, T.W., R.R. Walcott, and W.M. Randle. 2008. A quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for Botrytis aclada in onion bulb tissue. HortSci. 43: 408-413. ?Campbell, S., J. Affolter, W. Randle. 2007. Spatial and temporal distribution of the alkaloid sanquinarine in Sanquinaria candensis L (Bloodroot). Econ. Bot. 61: 223-234. ?Toler, H.D., C.S. Charron, C.E. Sams, and W.M. Randle. 2007. Selenium increases sulfur uptake and regulates glucosinolate metabolism in rapid-cycling Brassica oleracea. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 132: 14-19. ?Lefsrud, M.G., D.A. Kopsell, D.E. Kopsell, and W.M. Randle. 2006 Kale carotenoids are unaffected whereas biomass production, elemental concentration and selenium accumulation respond to changes in selenium fertility. J. Ag. Food Chem. 54: 1764-1771. ?Coolong, T.W. and W.M. Randle. 2006 The influence of root zone temperature on growth and flavor precursors in Allium cepa L. J. Hort. Sci. Biotech. 81: 199-204. ?Chang, P. and W.M. Randle. 2005. Sodium chloride timing and length of exposure affect onion growth and flavor. J. Plant Nutrition. 28: 1755-1766. ?Boyhan, G.E., A.C. Purvis, W.M. Randle, R.L. Torrance, M.J. Cook, G. Hardison, R.H. Blackley, H. Paradice, C.R. Hill, and T. Paulk. 2005. Harvest and postharvest quality of shortday onions in variety trials in Georgia, 2000-1003. Hort Tech. 15: 694-706. ?Randle, W.M. 2004. Chloride requirements in onion: Clarifying a widespread misunderstanding. Better Crops Plant Food. 88: 10-11. ? Diaz-Perez, J.C., W.M. Randle, G. Boyhan, R.W. Walcott, D. Giddings, D. Bertrand, H.F. Sanders, and R.D. Gitaitis. 2004. Effects of mulch and irrigation system on sweet onion: I. Bolting, plant growth, and bulb yield and quality. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 129: 218-224. ? Chang, P. and W.M. Randle. 2004. NaCl in nutrient solutions can affect onion growth and flavor development. HortScience. 39: 1421-1425. ? Coolong, T.W., H.D. Toler, C.E. Sams, and W.M. Randle. 2004. Zinc availability in hydroponic culture influences glucosinolate concentrations in Brassica rapa L. HortScience. 39: 84-86. ? Coolong, T.W., D.A. Kopsell, D.E. Kopsell, and W.M. Randle. 2004. Nitrogen and sulfur influence nutrient usage and accumulation in onion (Allium Cepa L.). J. Plant Nutr. 27: 1813-1826. ? Coolong, T.W. and W.M. Randle. 2003. Sulfur and nitrogen availability interact to affect the flavor biosynthetic pathway in onion. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 128:776-783. ? Kopsell, D.E., D.A. Kopsell, T.W. Coolong, W.M. Randle, C.A. Sams, J. Curran-Celentano.

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