Dr. Brad Geary
Full Name:
Brad Geary
Nickname:
B-rad, Dr. G, or Bradster
Where did you grow up?
Burley, Idaho
Which classes do you teach?
Plant Pest Management, Plant Pathology
What is your education/experience?
Grew up on a farm and ranch and have a Ph.D. in plant pathology
If you were a plant, what plant would you be and why?
I would be a potato since it is truly the only noble plant
Favorite song:
Renegade
Favorite book:
1491 by Charles C. Mann, not sure I would say favorite but an absolutely fascinating idea of what the Americas were like before Christopher Columbus
Favorite movie:
Top Gun: Maverick
Favorite hobby:
Fishing and Hunting
Favorite joke:
A turf specialist, landscape designer, and a plant pathologist all went out to lunch. The turf specialist and the landscape designer walked into a bar, the plant pathologist ducked
Favorite place:
Anywhere in Idaho
Why should someone be a Plant & Landscape Systems major?
Incredible job opportunities, lots of fun, and awesome activities
What is the best part of our program?
The teachers
Tell us of a recent adventure:
Toured French, English, and Scottish gardens for six weeks with Plant and Landscape Systems students. It was a study abroad program and incredibly fun and fascinating.
Anything Else?
Plant health management is the best occupation in the world
