Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Chuck Watson has had an extremely successful career since his days at Oklahoma State University. The Great Lakes, Ill., native earned his bachelor's degree in business and economics from OSU's business school in 1972.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Carlos E. Johnson was one of the OSU alums honored when the business school announced their "Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100" in 2014 during the 100th anniversary of business education at OSU.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Bill Hardgrave was one of the OSU alums honored when the business school announced their "Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100" in 2014 during the 100th anniversary of business education at OSU.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

B. Curtis Hamm was one of the OSU alums honored when the business school announced their "Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100" in 2014 during the 100th anniversary of business education at OSU.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Alicia Ogrin Smales graduated from Oklahoma State University's School of Business with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1981, and completed her MBA at Dominican University in 1990.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Based on his career path, one might think Tim Petrikin earned a degree in entrepreneurship or even hospital administration but in 1990, he graduated from Oklahoma State University's College of Business with a bachelor's in finance.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Though Steve Tatum's career has taken him to nearly every part of the world and exposed him to numerous cultures, he still proclaims that there aren't many places he would rather be than Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Rod Whitson is what many would consider a "self-made man" with a great deal of help from the Spears School of Business. Growing up in Miami, Okla., his parents taught him the value of a good work ethic.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Bob Sandmeyer was raised in Kansas but instead of growing up rooting for Phog Allen's KU Jayhawks basketball team he was a fan of Henry Iba's Oklahoma A&M Aggies. Bob Kurland was his hero.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Liz Norris McKinley has come a long way since graduating from Oklahoma State University's business school. The Stillwater, Okla., native earned a business degree in 1981 with a double major in marketing and management.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Ken Seaman, assistant controller at ConocoPhillips, grew up in the small town of Yukon, Okla. It was not evident at the time but Seaman's career was going to take him on a journey around the world.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Karen Walters Chapel is the Senior Director over Global Finance at CBRE, the world's largest commercial real estate services firm. She has spent her entire career in accounting/financial management and commercial real estate.