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School of Hospitality and Tourism Management welcomes new director of beverage education center

Fri, Aug 18, 2023

John Burdge has been named the Naifeh and RNDC Director of the Wayne Hirst Center for Beverage Education at the Oklahoma State University School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM).

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Carl and Marilynn Thoma Distinguished Chair in Hospitality and Tourism Management Awarded to Dr. Brij Thapa

Thu, Jul 06, 2023

A new chair has been established in the Spears School of Business thanks to the generosity of two alumni and long-time supporters of Oklahoma State University.

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Bearing Fruit

Fri, Jun 09, 2023

Spears Business professor Tomas is on a mission to change the agritourism game

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OSU's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and OSUIT's Culinary Arts Program prepare future restaurateurs

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

At Taylor’s Restaurant in the Nancy Randolph Davis Building, a hustle and bustle of professionally dressed students run the business — from the kitchen all the way to the host stand. It’s a restaurant on the surface, serving different international cuisines each week, but it’s also a business. And at the heart of it is a business class — restaurant operations — one that every student in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) is required to take because food will be involved anywhere an HTM grad goes to work in their field.

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Spears Business hosts tribal leaders for workforce, economic development summit

Thu, Mar 02, 2023

Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business and the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association hosted nearly 70 tribal leaders for a workforce and economic development Tribal Summit Feb. 28 on the Stillwater campus.

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History in the making

Tue, Feb 28, 2023

Kimberly Pearson, a proud Cherokee, Osage and Kaw tribal member and part of the Gray Horse District, is adding to her family’s legacy as the first female CEO of Osage Casinos.

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Two Spears students named Outstanding Seniors

Mon, Feb 27, 2023

Two Spears School of Business seniors – Kimberly Burns and Kyla Ellis Woodbridge – have been named 2022-2023 Outstanding Seniors by the Oklahoma State University Alumni Association.

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Spears Business faculty, staff honored at University Awards Convocation

Fri, Dec 09, 2022

The Spears School of Business was well represented at the annual University Awards Convocation ceremony Dec. 8 when several faculty members and a staff member were recognized for their contributions to the school’s success.

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Dr. So recognized on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list for second straight year

Tue, Nov 29, 2022

For the second consecutive year, associate professor Dr. Kevin So of the Spears School of Business Hospitality and Tourism Management program was named to Clarivate’s worldwide list of Highly Cited Researchers.

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