Randy F. Jennings Elected to ASTM International Board of Directors

Randy F. Jennings, executive assistant in the Regulatory Services Division of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Nashville, Tenn., will serve a term on the ASTM International board of directors from 2010-2012.

Currently the second vice chair of ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants and vice chair of the D02 executive subcommittee, Jennings is active in several D02 subcommittees, including D02.A0 on Gasoline and Oxygenated Fuels; D02.E0 on Burner, Diesel, Non-Aviation Gas Turbine and Marine Fuels; D02.H0 on Liquefied Petroleum Gas; D02.02 on Hydrocarbon Measurement for Custody Transfer and D02.08 on Volatility.

As executive assistant, among other responsibilities, Jennings directs fuels and biofuels work on quality assurance statewide and develops rules for petroleum products, biofuels and biofuels blends. Jennings started with
the Tennessee Department of Agriculture in 1989 when he was appointed standards supervisor; he then became petroleum products administrator with involvement in engine fuel quality sampling, inspection, testing and
law enforcement. In 2004, Jennings assumed the position of regulatory services administrative manager, where he worked on petroleum fuels and alternative fuels as well as projects related to programs across the Department of Agriculture. He became executive assistant in 2007.