Dr. Bryan Hopkins
Full Name:
Bryan Gene Hopkins
Nickname:
Dad, Doc, Bishop, Coach
Where did you grow up?
Mostly Idaho, also CA and WA
Which classes do you teach?
Turf, Sports Turf, Urban Soil & Water, Student Leadership, Environmental Biology, Soil Physics
What is your education/experience?
Ph.D.
If you were a plant, what plant would you be and why?
Cactus (ask my wife)
Favorite song:
Anything but "Eye of the Tiger" (got sick of it since it came out when I was in high school and we were the IF Tigers . . . can you say "overplay"?)
Favorite book:
Book of Mormon (seriously)
Favorite movie:
A tie between Rudy and The Cowboys
Favorite hobby:
Coaching Football
Favorite joke:
When someone asks "what time is it" I like to say "time to get a watch"
Favorite place:
Idaho Mountains
Why should someone be a Plant & Landscape Systems major?
For me, I love working with plants and soils, if you do too, you should be P&LS major.
What is the best part of our program?
The amazing students
Tell us of a recent adventure:
A 50 mile hike to Utah's tallest peak
