Alumni Achievements

John Ronald Langrell III ’80, ’81, ’84 is the new president of Bates Technical College in Tacoma, Wash. Langrell received a bachelor’s degree is psychology, a master of education in guidance and counseling and a post-master’s degree in vocational (teacher) education, all from U-Idaho. He also has a doctorate from Florida State University.

Chris Pelchat ’10 has taken a position with Stanford University as the director of Outdoor Education. He graduated with his doctorate in education. He previously was a professor at Ithaca College as well as the director of Outdoor Programs at Eastern Washington University.

Marc Skinner ’93, ’95, ’10 was promoted to associate dean of Interdisciplinary Studies at Brigham Young University Idaho. He also serves as director of Inter-University Relations. He received his bachelor’s degree in communication, a master’s of public administration and a doctorate in education with an emphasis in higher education administration, all from U-Idaho.

Charles Lindner’s ’11 dissertation was selected as 2012’s “Outstanding Dissertation” by the University Council for Workforce and Human Resource Education. His dissertation studied large datasets to explore sociodemographic and occupational variables to best predict participation in workforce learning. The award comes with a stipend and a plaque. Michael Kroth was the chair of the dissertation committee. Lindner graduated with a doctorate in education.