Barron, George

George Barron holds degrees from the University of Glasgow in Scotland, the University of Toronto, and Iowa State University. From 1958 to 1993, Barron was on the faculty of the University of Guelph, Ontario, where he specialized in the taxonomy and biology of soil micro-fungi. His contributions to mycology have been recognized by his peers with a number of awards over the years, including the Canadian Botanical Association's George Lawson Medal in 1993.