1. Randall C. Reeder, Associate Professor

2. Degrees:

• B.S. in  Ag. Engineering, West Virginia University, 1966
• M.S. in  Ag. Engineering, West Virginia University, 1969

3. Years of Service on OSU Faculty: 21 years

• Date of Original Appointment: January, 1979
• Promotion to Associate Professor: 1995

4. Related Experience:

• 1966-1969, Instructor and Research Assistant, West Virginia University
• 1969-1970, Research Engineer, University of Arizona
• 1970-1978, Agricultural Engineer, West Virginia Dept. of Agriculture

5. Consulting:

Max Katz Bag Co., Indianapolis, 1984

6. State of Registration (Professional Engineer): West Virginia

7. Principal Publications since 1995:

Reeder, Randall C. (editor and co-author). 2000. Conservation Tillage Systems and Management. Midwest Plan Service, Ames, IA. (Available April 2000)

Reeder, Randall. 1999. Recent Developments in Conservation Tillage Equipment in the USA. ConFarm 21. Proceedings of Second National Conservation Farming and Minimum Tillage Conference. Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. pp.122-126

Reeder, Randall C. 1999. Erosion Control Equipment. Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems, UNESCO, EOLSS Publishers Co. Ltd., Oxford, England. (Final draft accepted in July; may not be published till 2000)

Workman, S. R., S. E. Nokes, R. Reeder, and N. Watermeier. 1998. Atrazine and alachlor concentrations under ridge tillage and chisel-plow tillage in an alluvial plain soil. Soil and Tillage Research 48:207-214

Reeder, Randall C., and Karen Tormoehlen. 1998. Tractor Operation: Gearing Up for Safety. (American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 15 pp.)

Reeder, Randall C. 1997. Successful speakers focus on the audience. Resource. (ASAE, March issue, pp 15-16.)

Reeder, R.C, D.H. Samples, H.M. Bartholomew, and S.L. Boyles. 1997. Storage losses in large round bales using various storage methods for six and eighteen months. International Grassland Congress, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 4pp.

Reeder, Randall C., (and six others). 1997. 4-H Electric Excitement Series (5 manuals). 4-H Cooperative Curriculum System, St. Paul, MN. 180 pages.

Tormoehlen, Roger, Randall Reeder, (and seven others). 1997. 4-H Woodworking Series (5 manuals). 4-H Cooperative Curriculum System, St. Paul, MN. 180 pages.

Al-Adawi, S.S. and R.C. Reeder. 1996. Compaction and subsoiling effects on corn and soybean yields and soil physical properties. TRANSACTIONS of the ASAE 39(5): 1641-1649.

8. Scientific and Professional Societies:

• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
• Soil and Water Conservation Society
• American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE)

9. Honors and Awards:

** ASAE President's Citation (for efforts since 1981 to improve technical presentations through speaker workshops, written guidelines and training sessions) (one of ten presented at the June 1990 ASAE meeting)
** OCEAA State Personnel Service Award, 1992
** ESP Communication Award for Team Teaching (#1 on Ohio), 1994
** ASAE Director’s Citation (one of two presented by the director of the Power & Machinery Division, 1995)
** James D. Utzinger Extension Teaching Award, 1996
** Ohio No-Till Council Educator/Researcher/Technical Award, 1999

10. Institutional and professional service:

• College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
  • Farm Science Review
    • Program Policy committee, 1994-2000
    • Field Demonstration planning committee, 1994-2000
  • Extension Agronomy Team
  • Precision Farming Task Force
  • Conservation Tillage Conferences
    • Planning Committee, 1994-200
    • Program Committee, Chair, 1994-2000
• Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering
  • Chair, Search Committee, PM faculty position, 1997
  • Chair, Search Committee, PM faculty position, 1998-99
  • Academic Affairs committee
    • Chair, Scholarships, 1994-2000
  • Outreach Committee
  • Ohio Power Show
    • Chair, Farm Management Program Planning, 1994-2000
• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
  • Franklin County Chapter, Chair of Certificate Presentation Ceremonies
  • Volunteer for MathCounts, local and state competitions
• American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE)
  • Publications Council – Chair, 1998-2000; V-Chair, 1997-1998
  • Board of Directors, 1994-1996
  • Editor, P&M Division, 1992-1995
• National 4-H Engineering, Science and Leadership Event
  • Chair, Management Committee, 1994-2000

11.  Professional development activities

• ASAE International Meeting, annually
• Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference, 3 times
• Creative Training workshop, 1996
• Toastmasters International, active member since 1970
• National Speakers Association, participated in five national and two regional conventions; and the Ohio Chapter of NSA, five seminars per year
• Sabbatical (Australia, Feb-June, 1999)
• MegaTrends in Agriculture, in-service, 2000