Dr. Pete Bettinger

Prof. Pete Bettinger is Hargreaves Distinguished Professor of Forest Management at the University of Georgia. He received Bachelor's and Master's degrees in forestry from Virginia Tech and a PhD in forest resources from Oregon State University. In 2018, he was selected as a Fellow in the Society of American Foresters. He was honored in 2021 with the Southern Regional Award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Awards Program for Excellence in College and University Teaching. In 2009, he was presented the Award of Excellence for Research and Development by the Southeastern Division of the Society of American Foresters. In 2016, he was presented the Creative Research Medal by the University of Georgia. Dr. Bettinger was honored with the Carl Alwin Schenck Award for outstanding performance in the field of forestry education by the Society of American Foresters in 2020 and honored with the Award in Forest Science for outstanding research in forest managerial sciences by the Society of American Foresters in 2023.