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OSU accounting faculty member, alumni honored with OSCPA awards

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
OSU accounting faculty member, alumni honored with OSCPA awards
Duck-Woo Nam makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Duck-Woo Nam will forever be linked with a pair of other impressive Oklahoma State University business school graduates as the first people to receive their doctoral degrees in economics from what was then the College of Business Administration.

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Thomas F. Riley Jr. makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Thomas F. Riley Jr. was born in Chelsea, Mass., to Thomas F. and Evelyn Coughlan Riley. He was offered a scholarship to play football for the University of Tulsa after graduating from Bryan Adams High School in Dallas, Texas.

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Karl G. Bovee makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Karl G. Bovee credits his education from Oklahoma State University as the foundation for his successful career. The Adams, N.Y., native earned his bachelor's degree in business administration with a major in finance and minors in accounting and

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James M. Parker makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

James M. Parker has many fond memories of his days at Oklahoma State University. The Ponca City, Okla., native earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from OSU's School of Business in 1964 and then went on to earn his law degree.

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Eddy R. Ditzler makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Eddy R. Ditzler truly treasures the impact Oklahoma State University has made on his life. The Henryetta, Okla., native earned his bachelor's degree in accounting in 1978 and his master's degree in accounting in 1981 from OSU's business school.

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David Batchelder makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

The 1971 OSU graduate co-founded Relational Investors LLC, an activist investment fund with $6 billion under management serving some of the largest pension funds in the world but he says it all began thanks to the education he received at the OSU

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Brad Williams makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Brad Williams' life could have been completely different if it wasn't for Oklahoma State University's business school. The Ponca City, Okla., native earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural economics in 1977 and his master's degree in accounting

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Steve Tuttle makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Steve Tuttle was like many other teenagers growing up in Oklahoma during the 1960s. Life was good and seemed to be getting better when he decided to attend Oklahoma State. And for two years it was exactly what he wanted. Until he received his draft

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Robert A. McCormick makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Robert A. McCormick remembers sitting in Oklahoma State University professor Gary Simpson's Financial Futures class back in 1982, knowing his life would never be the same. Simpson, who retired in 2013 after a 37-year career at OSU, definitely left

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Paul Wise makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 1, 2014

Paul Wise is known for accomplishing many things during a career in banking that spanned more than 70 years. The longtime Stillwater National Bank employee is credited with establishing the first automobile installment loan department in Oklahoma

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