Listing TN Forest Products Center UT College of Agriculture UT Extension Service UT Experiment Station UT Inst. of Agriculture University of Tennessee George M. Hopper Professor and Head of the Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. The department has responsibilities for research, teaching, and extension programs. Hopper has published numerous articles on a variety of forest management subjects. He is especially interested in hardwood silviculture and biology of oaks. Hopper is currently involved in public policy education and procedures that lead to policy decisions.
Hopper is a native of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
He earned his B.S. degree from Mississippi State University in 1975 in botany and chemistry. Following a tenure as research technician on the Southern Pine Beetle Project in Pineville, Louisiana, Hopper received his M.S. degree from MSU tree physiology. Hopper was graduated from Virginia Tech in 1982 with a PhD in Forestry. In 1983, Hopper joined the University of Tennessee as Assistant Professor of Forestry. He developed a comprehensive statewide educational program for nonindustrial ,private landowners.