RANDALL "Randy" B. BROWN
Professor Emeritus Soil and Water Science Department
2169 McCarty Hall
Box 110290
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-0290
352-392-1951x262 (W)
FAX 352-392-3902 (W)
352-375-6302 (H)
email: rbb@ufl.edu
Academic Degrees:
B.S. (Agronomy), Cornell University, 1968
M.S. (Soil Science), Oregon State University, 1974
Ph.D. (Soil Science), Oregon State University, 1980
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Courses Taught or Co-taught through
2005:
--SOS 4231C Soil, Water and Land
Use (Now taught by Ms. Susan Curry.) --SOS 4233 Soil and Water
Conservation (Now taught by Dr. L.R. Ellis.) --SOS 5234 Environmental Soil,
Water and
Land Use (co-taught) (Now taught byDr.
E.A. Hanlon.)
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Employment: 2003-Present: Professor Emeritus, Soil and Water Science
Department,
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of
Florida.
Taught or co-taught, through Fall 2005, a senior-level course in soil,
water and land use; a
senior-level
course in soil and water conservation; and a graduate-level course in
environmental
soil, water and land use. Continued to be involved with State
Land Judging Contest for 4-H and FFA members through the 2008
Contest.
1980-2002: Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor
and
Extension Specialist in Soils and Land Use, Soil and Water Science
Department,
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of
Florida.
Primary responsibilities in extension education and teaching.
Carried
out extension programs in the areas of soils and land use, soil survey
interpretations,
and 4-H/FFA Land Judging.
Taught a senior-level course in soil, water and land use.
Coordinated
technical aspects of Florida's State Land Judging Contest,
1982-present.
Served as Undergraduate Coordinator for the Soil and Water Science
Department,
1994. Served as Department Chair, 1995-2000.
1976-1980: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Soil
Science,
Oregon State University. Research concerned with modern
agricultural
erosion in the Willamette Valley, including investigations in watershed
hydrology
and sediment discharge, redistribution of cesium-137 as an indicator of
erosional
history, and soils/geomorphology of study site. Coach/Assistant
Coach,
Oregon State University Soil Judging Team.
1972-1974: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Soil
Science,
Oregon State University. Research included characterization of
soils
and studies of soil-landscape relationships in H.J. Andrews
Experimental Forest,
central Western Cascades.
1968-1972: Military service, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
Summer 1968: Laboratory Technician, Department of Sanitary
Engineering,
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Summer 1965: Pest Control Worker, USDA-Agricultural
Research Service,
Otsego County, NY.
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Selected Current
Memberships:
--American Society of Agronomy (Emeritus member).
--Florida Association of Environmental Soil Scientists.
--Soil Science Society of America (Emeritus member).
--The Nature Conservancy.
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Selected Honors and
Awards:
--Blue and Gold Award of the Florida FFA Association.
--Certificate of Appreciation for 27 Years of Service to Land Judging
from the Friends and Partners of Land Judging in Florida.
--Commendation Award of the Soil Conservation Society of America.
--Member of Epsilon Sigma Phi (Extension Honorary).
--Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America.
--Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy.
--Honorary State FFA Degree of the Florida FFA Association.
--Professional Achievement Award of the Florida Chapter, Soil
Conservation
Society of America.
--Superior Service Award of the Florida Chapter, Soil and Water
Conservation
Society.
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Selected
Professional Assignments:
--Secretary of the Florida State Land Judging Committee, 1983 through
July 08
--President of the Florida Chapter, Soil Conservation Society of
America,
1988-89
--Associate Editor of the Journal of Natural Resources and Life
Sciences Education,
1989-92
--Chair of Division S-5 (Pedology), Soil Science Society of America,
1995
--Member of the Editorial Board of Geotimes Magazine, 1995-98 (Chair,
97-98)
--Chair of the UF Soil and Water Science Department, 1995-00
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Selected Publications: Extension Publications
Brown, R. B. 1990. Soils and septic systems. Soil
Science
Fact Sheet SL-118. Florida Cooperative Extension Service,
Institute
of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida,
Gainesville.
Brown, R. B., A. G. Hornsby, and G. W. Hurt. 1991. Soil
ratings
for selecting pesticides for water quality goals. Circular
959.
Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and
Agricultural
Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 8 pp.
Books Co-edited
Nettleton, W.D., A.G. Hornsby, R.B. Brown, and T.L. Coleman
(eds.).
1996. Data reliability and risk assessment: Applicability to soil
interpretations.
Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Soil Science Society of
America
Divisions S-5 and S-6, held in Cincinnati, OH, 9 November 1993.
SSSA
Special Publication No. 47. Soil Science Society of America,
Madison,
WI.
Brown, R.B., J.H. Huddleston, and J.L. Anderson (eds.).
2000.
Managing soils in an urban environment. Agronomy No. 39.
American
Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI.
Chapters in Books and Proceedings, Refereed
Brown, R. B., and J. H. Huddleston. 1991. Presentation of
statistical
data on map units to the user. p. 127-147 In M. J. Mausbach and
L.P.
Wilding (ed.) Spatial variabilities of soils and landforms.
Proceedings
of a Symposium on Spatial Variability and Map Units for Soil Surveys,
sponsored
by SSSA Division S-5 and ISSS Working Group MV and held in Las Vegas on
17
October 1989. SSSA Special Publication No. 28. Soil Science
Society
of America, Madison, WI.
Brown, R. B., G. H. Snyder, and A. G. Hornsby. 1991.
Management
and extension implications of wetness conditions in soils. p.
36-40
In Proceedings of the Eighth International Soil Correlation Meeting
(ISCOM
VIII): Classification and Management of Wet Soils. Convened by
USDA-SCS
and USAID, and held in Louisiana and Texas on 6-21 October 1990.
Journal Articles, Refereed
Brown, R. B. 1988. Concerning the quality of soil
survey.
J. of Soil and Water Conservation 43:452-455.
Brown, R. B., and G. A. Miller. 1989. Extending the use of
soil
survey information. J. of Agronomic Education 18:32-36.
Bicki, T. J., and R. B. Brown. 1990. Importance of the wet
season
water table in on-site sewage disposal: A review. Journal
of Environmental
Health 52:277-279.
Foussereau, X., A.G. Hornsby, and R.B. Brown. 1993.
Accounting
for variability within map units when linking a pesticide fate model to
soil
survey. Geoderma 60:257-276.
Harris, W.G., R.D. Rhue, G. Kidder, R.B. Brown, and R. Littell.
1996.
Phosphorus retention as related to morphology and taxonomy of sandy
coastal
plain soil materials. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 60:1513-1521.
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