OSU Alumni Association announces 2025-26 award recipients
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Media Contact: Chase Carter | OSU Alumni Association | 405-744-2066 | chase.carter@okstate.edu
The Oklahoma State University Alumni Association has announced the honorees for the 2025 OSU Distinguished Alumni Award and 2026 OSU Hall of Fame.
Six individuals are receiving the OSU Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes those for outstanding service to their communities, contributions to their professions and passionate advancement of OSU. The 2025 honorees are:
- Ken Case, B.S. 1966, M.S. 1967, Ph.D. 1969 (posthumous recognition)
- Tony LoPresto, B.S. 2001, MBA 2012, Oklahoma City
- Ken Moyes, B.S. 1978, and Jennie Moyes, B.S. 1982, La Quinta, California
- Patty Walker, B.S. 1983, M.S. 1986, Tiki Island, Texas
- Shane Wharton, B.S. 1990, Edmond, Oklahoma
OSU Distinguished Alumni Award recipients will be honored during a reception on Thursday, Sept. 18, at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center and recognized at the Tulsa vs. OSU football game on Friday, Sept. 19. Reception tickets are available for purchase online at ORANGECONNECTION.org/daa.
Induction into OSU’s Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by the university, recognizing outstanding lifetime achievement in society and professional life. The 2026 honorees are:
- Roger Cagle, B.S. 1973, MBA 1975, Comfort, Texas
- Rick Muncrief, B.S. 1980, Edmond, Oklahoma
- John W. Smith, B.S. 1988, Stillwater, Oklahoma
- James B. Wise, B.A. 1957, Oklahoma City
The OSU Hall of Fame induction ceremony is Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center. Tickets will be available this fall.
Honorees for the Alumni Association’s new Outstanding Young Alumni Award will be announced later this fall.