Professor of plant science and potato specialist, University of Idaho
Professor of plant pathology, North Dakota State University
Secor hails from Bozeman, Mont. and has a bachelor of science and master of science degrees from Montana State University, and a PhD from the University of California at Davis. He began his potato career in Montana as director of the of the first potato virus testing lab in the U.S., and has worked with numerous other potato diseases during his 43 year career at NDSU, concentrating on disease discovery, diagnosis, management and grower education. Secor works closely with the potato breeding program at NDSU and has been interim potato breeder. In addition, he also works with sugar beet diseases, including fungicide resistance management of Cercospora leaf spot. He teaches classes, has graduate students and enjoys lake time and international travel and work.