2024 CEAT Hall of Fame inductee: Mitch Myers
Thursday, October 16, 2025
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Mitch Myers graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and management and in 1999 with a Master of Business Administration.
Upon graduating in 1995, Myers began his career at FW Murphy, a provider of instrumentation and controls used for industrial engines. He quickly advanced and led a company-wide ERP implementation across five geographic sites. This success led to Myers directing all operational activities, including 400 employees across the sites. Myers successfully implemented APICS, Lean and Six Sigma within the organization. Shortly after, Myers accepted the opportunity to lead the construction, hiring and transition of a manufacturing facility in Hangzhou, China. Upon completion of this project, he returned to Tulsa and purchased a $20 million manufacturing company, Thermal Specialties. Over the years since the acquisition of Thermal, Myers has acquired other forms of businesses: interior design, medical benefits, and real estate, among many others.
Today, Myers continues to show his devout support for IEM and OSU. He has made it a mission to financially contribute to the education of IEM students and elevated learning spaces on OSU campuses. In 2017, he was inducted into the Cowboy Academy of Industrial Engineering and Management and elected the second chairman only a year later. He also served as the chair of the OSU Industrial Advisory Board for two terms.
Myers has enjoyed being a mentor to multiple IEM students, including encouraging two of his employees to successfully pursue and complete the OSU MSIE program. Myers has also hired several IEM graduates, including many students with H1B visas. In 2023, Myers was honored as OSU Riata Center Cowboy 100 and again in 2024 and 2025
The more technical your education, the more valuable you will be - combine that with people skills, and you will be priceless.
Photos by: Annie Buford
Story by: Ashleigh Green | IMPACT Magazine