Strickland utilizes her equine knowledge every day managing 24 head of horses with her husband on their ranch near Casper, Wyoming, while maintaining an additional professional career as a chemical engineer. She works out of their home as a project engineer (in the energy industry.) Strickland said she is thankful for the foundational knowledge she obtained at her first college 16 years ago and said it comes in handy with her horse business.
“I learned a lot from my professors and the people I worked with at CWC,” Strickland said. “Mike Donelson, CWC equine facilities manager, taught me a lot. I had never operated feeding equipment or machinery and Mike taught me practical skills in how to use equipment that I use on the ranch to this very day. I still communicate with him on a regular basis.”
Strickland said that choosing a community college is absolutely the best route a person can take when they are exploring higher education. “My tastes kind of changed along the way, it was nice to get several years completed at CWC where it was affordable before I decided what I ultimately wanted to major in for my career,” Strickland said.
