Jodie Dompier, assistant teaching professor of accounting information systems, knows what it’s like to forge your own career path, follow what excites you, and seize interesting opportunities. Her approach led her to a teaching career that she loves—one that has earned her the 2026 Michigan Tech College of Business (COB) Teacher of the Year Award.
Mari W. Buche has served her country, her community, and her college with distinction. The associate dean of the College of Business and professor of management information systems has forged a career that embodies the spirit of Michigan Tech: rigorous, collaborative, and dedicated to excellence.
Sonia Goltz doesn’t like to give the same presentation twice—but her support for students, colleagues, and community has been a constant since she came to the College of Business in 1996.
Recently named a professor emerita for her 30 years of distinguished service to the University and College, the trajectory of Goltz’s legacy is less of a straight line than it is an ever-expanding circle encompassing the people and places that have been positively impacted by her research, teaching, and service.
In the summer of 1982, a young economist from Penn State pulled out a paper map to check the coordinates of Houghton, Michigan. He had one specific requirement before accepting a job at Michigan Technological University: it couldn’t be next door to Detroit. Seeing the vast blue of Lake Superior and the green expanse of the Upper Peninsula, Gary Campbell packed his bags.
Patrick Woock, the newest member of the Michigan Tech College of Business faculty, begins teaching classes next fall. But he’s already busy laying the groundwork for the next iteration of Husky Innovate, one of Michigan Tech’s most promising student-focused entrepreneurial engines.
Woock comes to Michigan Tech from Houston, Texas. When he and his wife first visited Tech, she disappeared—camera in hand—to explore the trails, parks, and vistas that are an integral part of the Keweenaw landscape.
“That’s when I knew,” Woock said. “This is a place where you can be at peace. A place where you can adventure. A place where you can be a human being.”