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

Oklahoma State University was always on Preston Nicholson's radar with his hometown of Hominy, Okla., being within 55 miles of the Stillwater campus. Attending Camp Cowboy just before his freshman year confirmed that he had made the right choice.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Patricia Anne Tilford has a strong bond with Oklahoma State University. The Tulsa, Okla., native earned her bachelor's degree in secretarial administration in 1960 and her master's in business education in 1978 from OSU's business school.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Mike Pregler graduated from Oklahoma State University's business school with a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1975. The Tulsa, Okla. native was involved in the Army ROTC two-year program and OSU athletic intramurals during his college days.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

James M. Morris II knew from the very beginning that he was going to attend Oklahoma State University. The South Bend, Ind., native earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from OSU's business school in 1973.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Glenn Stinchcomb doesn't remember the year and doesn't recall how old he was at the time but still today, at 87 years old, he does remember his first meeting with Oklahoma A&M College President Henry G. Bennett.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Richard (Dick) W. Poole's meteoric rise from instructor of economics to dean of what was then known as the College of Business Administration coincided with the college's growth and expansion. But there was nothing coincidental about it.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Mae Badiyan's roles as an entrepreneur, lawyer, stylist and consultant are impressive enough. But add her love for her family, Stillwater roots, and the community she grew up in and she makes for one perfect ambassador for Oklahoma State University.

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

John Clerico is like many Oklahoma State students who followed an older sibling to Stillwater. While weighing his options as a high school senior in Bartlesville, Okla., he quickly realized that following his sister Janet to OSU was in his best