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'Rise to the challenge': OSU alumni earn license to pilot hot air balloons

OSU alumni Kaitlin Little and Chance Parker turned a shared passion for hot air ballooning into reality, earning their pilot licenses while carrying forward a family tradition of aviation, embracing new challenges and inspiring others to dream as
'Rise to the challenge': OSU alumni earn license to pilot hot air balloons
'Rise to the challenge': OSU alumni earn license to pilot hot air balloons

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

OSU alumni Kaitlin Little and Chance Parker turned a shared passion for hot air ballooning into reality, earning their pilot licenses while carrying forward a family tradition of aviation, embracing new challenges and inspiring others to dream as

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Alumni spotlight: Imade balances career advancements as OSU sports broadcaster, accountant

Wed, Jul 29, 2026

Two-time Spears Business graduate Deion Imade is an oil and gas accountant at ONEOK by day, but his second job brings him back to his alma mater. In his new role as football sideline reporter for the Cowboy Radio Network, Imade will spend game days

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Spears Business announces 2026 Hall of Fame inductees

Tue, Jul 14, 2026

The Spears Business Hall of Fame will induct Greg Everett, Neil Hansen and Kenneth Mitchell on Oct. 9 at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center.

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From Stillwater to space: Spears Business graduate runs company powering lunar missions

Tue, Jun 30, 2026

Spears School of Business graduate Brenda Rolls runs a Stillwater company that makes space exploration possible. Frontier Electronic Systems produced spacecraft components for NASA’s Artemis II mission, which in April sent humans around the moon

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OSU accounting faculty member, alumni honored with OSCPA awards

Tue, Jun 23, 2026

The Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants recognized Alyssa Vowell, assistant department head in OSU’s School of Accounting, as the 2026 Outstanding Accounting Educator. Spears Business alumni Jacob Pasby and Craig Riffel also received

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OSU alumnus, former First Cowgirl to be inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame

Wed, Jun 3, 2026

Oklahoma State University alumnus Bruce Benbrook and former First Cowgirl Ann Hargis will be inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Class of 2026 for their leadership, service and lasting impact on the university and broader community.

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Alumni spotlight: Aaron Chambers puts Spears Business lessons into action while opening local boba shop

Tue, Mar 24, 2026

Aaron Chambers graduated from OSU in 2024 with finance and MIS degrees. The young alumnus is putting his Spears Business lessons into action as the owner/operator of Lucky Tea Boba House, a growing business on Stillwater’s Main Street.

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Alumni Q&A: Business founder TJ Nance combines valuable lessons from accounting, golf

Thu, Mar 12, 2026

TJ Nance, a two-time Spears School of Business graduate and former Oklahoma State University golfer, co-founded a growing consulting firm called LYT Group. While supporting his clients, Nance remembers his previous successes and the failures that

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