Founding director of the University of Georgia Harley Langdale, Jr. Center for Forest Business

Bob Izlar was founding director of the University of Georgia Harley Langdale, Jr. Center for Forest Business from 1998 until he retired in 2021.  He also has 24 years of operational forestry experience in forest industry.  He is the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Forest History Society for 2021-2023.

Izlar is a retired United States Army Colonel with 36 years’ service.