Dr. George Hudler holds a B.S. Degree in Forest Management and an M.S. Degree in Plant Pathology from the University of Minnesota. He was awarded the Ph.D. From Colorado State University in 1976 and immediately thereafter joined the faculty at Cornell. He taught two courses: Pathology of Trees and Shrubs and Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds. He also conducted active outreach and research programs in the area of tree pathology, including publication of a bi-weekly pest management newsletter, "Branching Out". Dr. Hudler is also the author of a book of the same title as his popular undergraduate course - Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds. In 2004, George became chair of Cornell`s Department of Plant Pathology and, in conjunction with that appointment, also became the director of the Northeast Regional Center for the National Plant Diagnostic Network.