Robert L. Westerman
Assistant Vice President for Agricultural Programs

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Robert L. Westerman
Oklahoma State University
Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
102 Agricultural Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078-6028

Office Location: 102 Agricultural Hall
Phone Number: 405-744-2474
FAX Number: 405-744-2480

robert.l.westerman@okstate.edu
 

Education

BS: Agricultural Education, Oklahoma State University, 1961
MS: Soils, Agronomy department, Oklahoma State University, 1963
PhD: Soil Fertility-Chemistry, Agronomy Department, University of Illinois, 1969

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Curriculum Vitae

Present and Past Positions

Oklahoma State University
       Vice President for Agricultural Programs 2007 to present
       Vice President for Agricultural Programs and Interim Sr. Financial Officer 2006-07
       Vice President for Agricultural Programs 2006
       Interim Associate Director of OAES 2005 -06
       Assistant Director of OAES, 2001 - 2005
       Head, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, 1997-2001
       Head, Department of Agronomy, 1991-1997
       Regents Professor of Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition, 1988-1991
       Professor of Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition, 1983-88
       Associate Professor of Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition, 1976‑83
                                                                                                                             
University of Arizona
        Associate Professor and Associate Soil Scientist, 1974-76
        Assistant Professor and Assistant Soil Scientist, 1969-74

Professional Activities and Accomplishements

  • Assist with the day-to-day management of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively manage the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station budget and day-to-day affairs, which has annual expenditures over $50 million
  • Demonstrated ability to serve effectively as an administrative leader of a large complex department
  • Scholarly achievement in research with a strong publication record
  • Research in soil fertility and plant nutrition with emphasis on efficient fertilizer use, nitrogen fertilizer transformations, movement in soil, and uptake in plants utilizing 15N techniques while minimizing the potential of pollution of groundwater, lakes and streams
  • Demonstrated ability to secure extramural funding
  • Editor, SSSA Monograph "Soil Testing and Plant Analysis, 1990
  • Associate Editor, Fertilizer Issues, 1983-90
  • Chairman Division S-4, 1983-84
  • Regional Chairman, ASA Membership Committee, 1982-1983
  • Associate Editor (Soils), Agronomy Journal, 1976-82

National Awards

  • ASA, Agronomic Achievement Award - Soils, 1991
  • Fellow, American Society of America, 1986
  • Fellow, Soil Science Society of America, 1986