12 Spears School of Business students selected as OSU Seniors of Significance
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Media Contact: Hallie Hart | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-1050 | hallie.hart@okstate.edu
Key Facts
- The OSU Alumni Association named 12 Spears School of Business students Seniors of Significance for the 2026-27 academic year.
- For the second consecutive year, 10 or more Seniors of Significance are Spears Business students. Honorees are chosen across all five undergraduate academic colleges.
- Over the past five years, a total of 51 Spears Business students have been selected as Seniors of Significance.
The Oklahoma State University Alumni Association has selected 12 Spears School of Business students as Seniors of Significance for the 2026-27 academic year.
The OSU Seniors of Significance Award commends students for their academic achievements, leadership and personal impact. A total of 58 students were selected across all five OSU undergraduate academic colleges.
The Spears Business Seniors of Significance are listed below with their majors and hometowns.
- Grant Bottorff, economics, Flower Mound, Texas
- Brooklyn Hawkins, marketing and management, Oklahoma City
- Avery Lay, business economics (pre-law), Edmond, Oklahoma
- Adam Lindsey, accounting, accounting systems: data analytics, and management information systems, Cordell, Oklahoma
- Cate Linsenmeyer, management, Tulsa
- Dylan Robertson, finance and accounting, Platte City, Missouri
- Taylor Short, finance, Frisco, Texas
- Emily Strange, management: business sustainability and nonprofit management, management: human resource management, Northville, Michigan
- Seth Taylor, finance, accounting and MIS, Tulsa
- Caitlyn Warren, music industry and management, Frisco, Texas
- Camryn Warren, marketing and management, Frisco, Texas
- Sophia Weidner, marketing: communications management, international business and management, Fort Smith, Arkansas
Visit the website for more information about the OSU Alumni Association’s student awards program.
FAQ
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Who are OSU Seniors of Significance?
The OSU Seniors of Significance Award recognizes students who exemplify and embody the Cowboy Code, which honors the university’s land-grant mission. The award commends academic achievements, character and personal impact.
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What were the eligibility criteria for 2026-27 Seniors of Significance?
Honorees must be full-time undergraduate students graduating in December 2026, May 2027 or summer 2027. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.4 is required.
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What is the difference between Seniors of Significance and Outstanding Seniors?
In the fall semester, applications are reviewed and scored for selection of Seniors of Significance across all five undergraduate academic colleges. During the spring semester, Outstanding Seniors are chosen from the pool of Seniors of Significance based on an interview process.
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How do I learn more about the Spears School of Business?
Visit the website at business.okstate.edu.