CURRICULUM VITAE
Randolph Lee Cantrell
January, 2005
EDUCATION
B.A., March, 1971, Michigan State University. Major in Multidisciplinary Social Science, with core areas in anthropology, economics and business management.
M.S., September, 1973, Cornell University. Major in Manpower Studies at the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
Ph.D., September, 1976, Cornell University. Major in Development Sociology, Minor in Research Methods. Dissertation title: Community Structure and Decision Making: The Case of Federal Flood Insurance.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
October 2002 to present: Professor and Extension Community Resource Development Specialist, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, assigned to the Nebraska Rural Initiative and the Center for Applied Rural Innovation.
April, 1995 to October, 2002: Director of Southeast Research and Extension Center and Southeast Extension District, University of Nebraska. Chief personnel, program and financial officer for University of Nebraska Extension outreach programs in 21 Southeastern Counties, supervising 63 faculty members, 40 additional staff, a budget of over $2 million, and an on campus research faculty.
January 1994 to April, 1995: Professor and Director of Outreach and Extension Education, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota.
October, 1990 to January, 1994: Professor and Extension Educator/Leadership in Community Development, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Project Coordinator for "Project Future," a rural revitalization initiative of the Minnesota Extension Service. Charged with developing collaborative programs between the Humphrey Institute and Extension within the context of that project.
March, 1989 to September, 1990: Interim Program Leader for Community Economic Development, Minnesota Extension Service. Charged with providing direction to program development, personnel and budget for statewide community economic development activities.
December, 1987 to March, 1989: Extension Specialist and Associate Professor, Minnesota Extension Service, Educational Development Systems. Primary assignment as Community Design Program Leader for Project Future, with responsibility for creation of an on-line information system, program development, material development and staff development associated with Project Future's community revitalization efforts in five pilot communities in rural Minnesota.
April, 1985 to December, 1987: Extension Educator and Associate Professor, Minnesota Extension Service, Educational Development Systems. Primary assignment as administrative head of the Minnesota Analysis and Planning System (MAPS), a member of the State Data Center Network and federal data depository. Duties included management of MAPS staff and budget, education on data analysis and secondary data resources, research consultation with University faculty, government and business, and coordination of Minnesota State Data Center activities with the Office of the State Demographer.
September, 1978 to April, 1985: Extension Specialist and Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, University of Minnesota. Primary assignment as Community Resource Development Specialist with the Minnesota Extension Service. Secondary duties included research for the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and teaching in the College of Agriculture (Resource and Community Development and Minnesota Community) and the College of Liberal Arts (Rural Sociology).
Courses Taught (Last Two Years)
Community and Regional Planning 3080: The Community and the Future
Community and Regional Planning 8010: Methods of Qualitative Research
Community and Regional Planning 8080: Planning for Economic Development
Honors and Achievements
1) B.A. with High Honor
2) Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
3) Gamma Delta Sigma, Honor Society of Agriculture
Examples of Refereed, Extension and Other Publications: 2001 - 2005
Rural Depopulation: A Closer Look at Nebraska's Counties and Communities .
Nebraska Rural Initiative White Paper Series No. 1. September, 2005. Available on line at: http://ruralinitiative.nebraska.edu/externalpubs/964
Nebraska Rural Poll: 2005 (Jointly with Rebecca Vogt, Bruce Johnson and Alan Tomkins).
• Rural Nebraska: Looking Back at a Decade of Change and Progress
• Community Life and Housing in Rural Nebraska
• Rural Nebraskans' Support for Alternative Energy Sources
• Wellbeing in Rural Nebraska
Nebraska Rural Poll: 2004 (Jointly with John Allen and Rebecca Vogt).
• Nebraska's Water: Perceptions and Priorities
• Access and Affordability: Rural Nebraskans' View of Health Care
• Living and Serving in Rural Nebraska
• Quality of Life in Rural Nebraska: Trends and Changes
“An Examination of the Brain Drain in Nebraska Counties and Communities: Retention of the Population Cohort Age 10-19 Years of Age in 1980 through 2000.” With John Allen in Cornhusker Economics, February 25, 2004.
Nebraska Rural Poll: 2003 (Jointly with John Allen and Rebecca Vogt).
• Working Together: Rural Nebraskans' Views of Regional Cooperation
• Rural Nebraskans' Opinions on Raising Taxes to Fund Education and Public Aid
• Individual and Community Well Being: Perceptions of Change in Rural Nebraska
• Perceptions of Safety and Crime in Rural Nebraska
Nebraska Rural Poll: 2002 (Jointly with John Allen, Sam Cordes and Rebecca Vogt).
• Quality of Life in Rural Nebraska: Trends and Changes
• Business Transfer and Retention in Rural Nebraska
• Investing in the Future of Nebraska's Rural Communities
• Attributes of a Successful Community: Responses from Rural Nebraskans
• Moving Toward the Digital Age: Changes in Rural Nebraskans' Use of Technology
“Concentration of Wealth in Nebraska: Trends in Interest, Dividend and Rent Income.” With John Allen, in Cornhusker Economics, June 26, 2002.
“Changes in Cultural Practices of Farmers in Southeast Nebraska as a Result of Their Adoption of Transgenic Crops.” (Jointly with James Peterson and Kenneth Cassman); Journal of Extension, February, 2002
