Spears Business students earn Top Freshmen recognition

Monday, December 5, 2022

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The Oklahoma State University chapter of the Mortar Board honor society has named students to its annual list of Top 10 Freshmen Men and Top 10 Freshmen Women for the 2021-22 freshmen class. Of those 20 students, three were Spears School of Business honorees.

“We congratulate the Spears Business students who were selected for this honor,” said Dr. Ken Eastman, dean of the Spears School of Business. “We have great students, and we are very proud of what they have already accomplished and look forward to seeing what they do in the future.”

Students selected for the honor are chosen based on scholarship, outstanding leadership and community service. Students apply in their sophomore year based on achievement during their first year in college. The Top 10 men and women were recognized Nov. 12 during the OSU-Iowa State football game at Boone Pickens Stadium.

Spears Top 10 Freshmen

• Cade Pope, Management Information Systems
  Yukon, Oklahoma

• Mason Smith, Accounting and Finance
  Elk City, Oklahoma

• Justin Stark, Agribusiness and Finance
  Kiefer, Oklahoma

In addition to these three, six other Spears Business students were named to the annual list of Top 20 Freshmen Men and Top 20 Freshmen Women.

Spears Top 20 Freshmen Women

• Evelyn Larson, Marketing
  Ponca City, Oklahoma

• Rachel Kate Puckett, International Business and Management Information Systems
  Oklahoma City

Spears Top 20 Freshmen Men

• Tristan Jones, Accounting and Finance
  Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Austin McKay, Accounting
  Mansfield, Texas

• John Mark Steichen, Accounting and Finance
  Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Joe Walsh, Finance
  Argyle, Texas