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Randy Woodson, Glenn W. Sample Dean of Purdue Agriculture, has been named Purdue University Provost, effective May 1. Woodson had served as dean since November 2004.
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Randy Woodson (right), Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture from 2004-08, has assumed new duties as Purdue University Provost. A national search will be conducted for his replacement. (Photo by Tom Campbell) |
“Randy Woodson is well respected internationally, as well as throughout our university,” Purdue President France Córdova says. “He was selected from an outstanding national group of candidates to become our chief academic officer. As a scholar, he has distinguished himself globally in the fields of plant science and horticulture. As an administrator, he is a proven leader with a strong vision and the ability to work productively with faculty, staff and students.”
As provost, Woodson is responsible for oversight of all Purdue colleges and schools, and related academic activities in coordination with the president’s office. The provost’s office also oversees academic issues for the university’s four regional campuses and Purdue Extension.
Woodson is looking forward to this new chapter in his service to Purdue. “This is a very exciting time in Purdue’s history,” Woodson says. “We have made important strides in our quest to be a supporting public research university, and I look forward to helping our students succeed, growing the research enterprise and enhancing Purdue’s reputation as a globally engaged and locally responsive university.”
While the Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture, Woodson led the college’s effort to hire more than 100 new faculty; partnered with the College of Science to launch the Climate Change Research Center; developed or enhanced a number of student success programs such as leadership development, multicultural awareness and study abroad; and increased sponsored research to a record $67 million.
Jay Akridge, professor and director of the Center for Food and Agricultural Business, is serving as interim dean.
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