Randy Larsen

Randy Larsen joined the College of Engineering as an assistant professor of civil engineering in 2026. He originally arrived on campus three years prior to work as the director of development in the advancement office before transitioning to serve as a visiting professor in the engineering program in 2025.

Previously, for 23 years, he was employed by the mission organization Engineering Ministries International (EMI). His career with EMI can be divided into three seasons. The first (2000-07) was spent serving the poor in Guatemala, where he assisted in the formation of EMI’s second international office. The second (2009-15), which came after two years of preparation work, was spent in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region as the founding director of EMI’s MENA office to serve the persecuted church and reach the lost. Finally, he worked stateside recruiting, training, support raising and mobilizing nearly 100 missionaries and staff for 10 EMI offices worldwide (2015 to 2023).

His connection to George Fox began in 2018, when he started serving on the College of Engineering’s Industrial Advisory Board and presenting to visiting Juniors Abroad groups during his time in Egypt. His areas of expertise include water resources, sanitation and business development.

Randy earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Columbia University in New York (1999) and holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Whitworth University (1997). He lives in Newberg with his wife, Tiffany, and their six children – Jesse, Eliana, Faith, Adelyn, Milo and Lily. Randy enjoys hiking, camping, traveling, and exploring cultures.