Alumni Spotlight: Marty Mickelson, Software and Hardware Engineering
Alumni Spotlight - January 2023
Marty Mickelson '02


¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ Honors Program Executive Director Christopher Syrnyk, Ph.D., has been elected to the Board of
The American-Made Solar Prize, a multimillion-dollar competition funded by the U.S.

Growing up in Bonanza, just 30 miles east of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ, Ashlie Pence didn't have far to go to reach her career goals. After initially studying Criminal Justice at Klamath Community College and earning an associate degree, she enrolled in ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµâ€™s Communication Studies program. Pence worked as a student ambassador in Admissions and later as a student worker in Financial Aid. After graduating with a bachelor's degree, she decided that working in higher education was the career path she wanted to take, and she chose to remain at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ.