Dr. Randy L. Raper graduated from Mississippi State University with a BS degree in Agricultural Engineering in 1983 and from Iowa State University with MS and PhD degrees in Agricultural Engineering in 1985 and 1987, respectively. In 1987, he moved to Auburn, AL, where he conducted research with the USDA-ARS National Soil Dynamics Laboratory on tillage and traction systems until 2002 when he was appointed Lead Scientist of the newly formed USDA-ARS Conservation Systems Research Team. From 2009 to 2011, Raper served as an agricultural engineer and research leader at the USDA Dale Bumpers
Small Farms Research Center in Booneville, Arkansas. In 2012, Dr. Raper moved to Stillwater, OK, where he assumed the role of Senior Director of the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station (OAES) in charge of the statewide network of research stations. Dr. Raper has served as the Assistant Vice-President of OSU Agriculture since 2021 and as Assistant Director of the OAES since 2015. His awards include the 2006 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Distinguished Lecturer, the 2007 USDA-ARS Scientist of the Year for the Midsouth Area, and the 2008 NO-Till Innovator of the Year for Research and Education. He was selected as a Fellow of ASABE in 2020.
Dr. Randy L. Raper graduated from Mississippi State University with a BS degree in Agricultural Engineering in 1983 and from Iowa State University with MS and PhD degrees in Agricultural Engineering in 1985 and 1987, respectively. In 1987, he moved to Auburn, AL, where he conducted research with the USDA-ARS National Soil Dynamics Laboratory on tillage and traction systems until 2002 when he was appointed Lead Scientist of the newly formed USDA-ARS Conservation Systems Research Team. From 2009 to 2011, Raper served as an agricultural engineer and research leader at the USDA Dale Bumpers
Small Farms Research Center in Booneville, Arkansas. In 2012, Dr. Raper moved to Stillwater, OK, where he assumed the role of Senior Director of the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station (OAES) in charge of the statewide network of research stations. Dr. Raper has served as the Assistant Vice-President of OSU Agriculture since 2021 and as Assistant Director of the OAES since 2015. His awards include the 2006 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Distinguished Lecturer, the 2007 USDA-ARS Scientist of the Year for the Midsouth Area, and the 2008 NO-Till Innovator of the Year for Research and Education. He was selected as a Fellow of ASABE in 2020.