Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business welcomed the 2026-27 academic year with awards for faculty and staff.

Spears Business Dean Jim Payne, Associate Dean Marlys Mason and OSU Senior Vice Provost Chris Francisco presented the honors Aug. 14 in the Business Building’s Le Norman Auditorium.

Awards and recipients are listed in order of presentation. Visit the digital gallery to see the winners.

Faculty Years of Service Awards

• Five years: Eric Gonzalez Sanchez, Jinyoung Im, Michael Stuart
• 10 years: Corey Baham, Jonathan Butler, Silvio Ceschini, Miriam McGaugh, Jeanine Porck
• 15 years: Yeasun Chung, Alyssa Vowell
• 20 years: Federico Aime, Matthew Bowler, Jinkyu Lee, Michael D.S. Morris, Angela Spencer
• 25 years: Dursun Delen, Tara Fitzgerald, Karen Flaherty-Pappas, Marlys Mason, James Pappas
• 30 years: Dan Rickman
• 35 years: Raj Basu
• 40 years: Andrew Urich

Staff Years of Service Awards

• Five years: Lucille Berger, Emily Murphy, Rodrigo Tello
• 10 years: Julie Wilson
• 15 years: Marissa McIntyre
• 25 years: Deborah Cooper
• 40 years: Julie Weathers

Staff Excellence Award in Operations

Sherry Hesler, administrative associate, Center for the Future of Work

Hidden Gem Staff Excellence Award

Jenn Nuckolls, senior administrative support specialist, School of Marketing and International Business

Frontline Staff Excellence Award

Chris Franklin, program specialist, CFW

Staff Excellence Award for Student Impact

Sarah Chabinak, manager, Graduate Programs, Watson Graduate School of Management

Coordinators and Mid-Level Staff Award

Donna Anderson, coordinator, Administrative Operations, Spears Human Resources

Managers, Directors & Other Senior-Level Staff Excellence Award

Stephen Howard, director, Marketing and Communications

Outstanding Staff Service Awards

• Blake Brasor, senior graphic designer, Marketing and Communications
• Stacia Enns, senior administrative support specialist, Department of Management Science and Information Systems

Best Paper Award

Rick Laux, School of Accounting: 
“Tax administration quality and foreign investment in developing countries: Evidence from participation in tax inspectors without borders,” Journal of Accounting and Economics

Engagement with Practice & Social Impact 

Craig Sisneros, SOA

Innovation in Pedagogy & High Impact Practices

Felipe Affonso, SMIB

Excellence in Online Teaching

• Undergraduate: Sarah Johnson, SOA
• Graduate: Aaron Burt, Department of Finance

Richard W. Poole Faculty Outreach Excellence Award

Stephanie Phipps, Department of Management

Greiner Teaching Awards

• Undergraduate: Jennifer Coonce, Department of Management
• Graduate: Michael Stuart, SOA

Power of Personal Award

• Faculty: Amit Bansal, Department of Finance
• Staff: Amelia Dunagan, Spears HR

Richard W. Poole Research Excellence Award

• Rick Laux, accounting
• Harounan Kazianga, economics
• Curt Moore, entrepreneurship
• Tyge Payne, entrepreneurship
• Matt Rutherford, entrepreneurship
• Brian Roseman, finance
• Lisa Slevitch, hospitality and tourism management
• Nikos Dimotakis, management
• Yuechen Wu, marketing and international business
• Felipe Affonso, marketing and international business
• Todd Arnold, marketing and international business
• Tsung-Yiou Hsieh, marketing and international business

New Chairs/Professorships/Fellows

• Jinyoung Im, HTM, William S. Spears Professorship
• Willie Tao, HTM, Watson Family Professorship
• Felipe Affonso, SMIB, William S. Spears Fellow
• Tsung-Yiou Hsieh, SMIB, Watson Family Fellow
• Yuechen Wu, SMIB, Watson Family Professorship
• Matt Baucum, MSIS, William S. Spears Fellow
• Chenzhang Bao, MSIS, William S. Spears Professorship
• Ramesh Sharda, MSIS, Watson Family Endowed Chair
• Zhuqi Miao, MSIS, Dagmawi Family Faculty Fellow
• Michael Stuart, SOA, Anadarko Petroleum Corp. Chair
• William Grieser, FIN, Paul C. Wise Chair