Athletics Hall of Fame
Mikkelsen, with decades of service in UW-W booster clubs, is the 2013 Distinguished Service honoree. He has been active in the UW-W Tip-Off Club for thirty-five years, including a long tenure as the group's treasurer. He was one of the founders of Warhawk booster clubs' raffle/auction, which has raised over one million dollars for football, baseball and basketball, and has served as the treasurer for that project for seventeen years. Mikkelsen has also been a member of the Quarterback Club for more than thirty years, and is a charter member of the Warhawk Dugout Club. He is also active in his support of Warhawks athletics as a fan in the stands as well as a financial backer. Mikkelsen, a Whitewater resident, is the retired president of Palmyra State Bank where he still works part time.
