In 1977 George W. Huther, Jr. left the family business, Huther Brothers Saw Manufacturing Company, to pursue a career in addiction treatment.  With the support of family and friends, George, a person in recovery himself, founded Huther-Doyle Memorial Institute, named in honor of his father and a dear friend.   

Recognizing that he was an alcoholic and with the assistance of, in his words, “the daughter of a dear friend,” George entered treatment in Minnesota in 1975, a state he described as “the world leader in chemical dependency treatment.”  It was the Minnesota Model of family interventions and family treatment that became the foundation for Huther-Doyle.  

George became a credentialed counselor, the agency was incorporated, and received state licensure.  Huther-Doyle has grown from a one-room office to an agency employing more than 60 staff. The agency provides a full range of chemical dependency prevention education and treatment services and is widely recognized for its innovative and successful approach to providing early intervention in the treatment process.   

Throughout his career, George was honored with many awards for his pioneering contributions.  In 1979, he received the Health Association award for dedicated services and exceptional contributions to the agency and the area; in 1986, the National Council on Alcoholism Helen Guthrie Award for his work with teens; in 1993, the Nazareth Schools Lumina Lux award for outstanding contributions; in that same year a Letter of  commendation from the chair of the New York Bar Association for helping attorneys shed the bonds of dependency; and in 2001 the Association of Addiction Professionals of New York State’s Lifetime Achievement award for chemical dependency treatment for adolescents and youth.   

George retired in 1999 and Mayor William Johnson declared February 5, 1999 “George Huther Day” in Rochester.  Within a few months of retirement, George was back at Huther-Doyle, continuing to pursue his passion in a part-time capacity.  Until very recently, he continued to do evaluations, train new staff, and occasionally conducting a family intervention.  His loss is deeply felt by the Huther-Doyle family of thousands he helped to put the pieces of their lives back together.

Huther-Doyle is a not-for-profit agency that provides addiction rehabilitation programs and services to individuals and their supporters in the Greater Rochester Community. Huther-Doyle serves 2,000 individuals and family members annually at two sites.

Huther-Doyle offers services including:

• Evaluation and Referral
• Intensive Outpatient Therapy
• Education and Prevention
• Aftercare
• Bilingual/bicultural Treatment
• HIV Specific Treatment
• Family therapy
• MICA treatment
• Co-dependency treatment

Huther-Doyle is certified by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.

Huther-Doyle is a New York State Office of Substance Abuse Services licensed medically supervised chemical dependency outpatient services program. The agency provides outpatient treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, prevention education services and HIV outreach and case management.