Randy Woodson

Randy Woodson
Woodson giving a speech in 2024
14th Chancellor of
North Carolina State University
In office
April 2010 – May 5, 2025
Preceded byJames H. Woodward (interim)
Succeeded byKevin Howell
Personal details
BornWilliam Randolph Woodson
(1957-04-20) April 20, 1957
EducationUniversity of Arkansas (BS)
Cornell University (MS, PhD)
WebsiteOfficial website
Scientific career
FieldsPlant physiology
Institutions
ThesisAccumulation, assimilation, and partitioning of nitrogen in chrysanthemum x morifolium ramat (1983)
Doctoral advisors
  • James W. Boodley
  • Robert W. Langhans

William Randolph "Randy" Woodson (born 1957) is an American plant physiologist and university administrator. He was the fourteenth chancellor of North Carolina State University.