Government Printing, Alaska Style

"I started in the collating end of printing," says Pence. "I ran collating and finishing equipment, a Pitney Bowes foot-operated collator, Baum folder and Interlake staplers."

In 1974 he was made a permanent, full-time press operator. Two years later, when the in-plant was consolidated with the Department of Administration's print shop, Pence was made assistant supervisor. In 1983, he took over as manager and stayed with the shop until his resignation in September 1989.