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Spears Business announces 2026 Outstanding Young Alumni

Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business is honoring Ryan Freeman, Eric Hulshizer and Aaron Wilson as Outstanding Young Alumni.
Spears Business announces 2026 Outstanding Young Alumni
Spears Business undergrad business program among nation’s best in US News rankings

Tue, Sep 24, 2024

Oklahoma State University's undergraduate business program remains among the top 15 percent of accredited U.S. business schools after receiving recognition in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings released today.

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Outstanding Young Alumni Q&A: Melinda Bell

Tue, Sep 10, 2024

Melinda Bell, advisor and co-owner of Cochran Bell Wealth and Tax Strategy, is a 2024 Spears Business Outstanding Young Alumni award recipient.

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Successful business leaders will share their stories with OSU students at CEO Day

Mon, Mar 11, 2024

Three successful business executives – Bob Sherrer, Lindsey Patterson Smith and Shane Wharton – will be sharing their stories with Oklahoma State University students during the Spears School of Business' CEO Day from 3-4:30 p.m., April 2, at the

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The far-reaching psychological cost of wildfire smoke

Mon, Feb 19, 2024

According to a new study, wildfire smoke in Southeast Asia significantly affects people's moods, especially when the fires occur in neighboring countries. Dr. Rui Du, an assistant professor of economics at the Spears School of Business, teamed with

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Three distinguished alumni will be inducted into Spears Hall of Fame

Tue, Sep 19, 2023

Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business will honor alumni Bryan Close, H.J. Reed and Stephanie Sick with their induction into the school's Hall of Fame on Nov. 17 at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center.

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Burns Hargis, Jay Helm and Stacy McMahan to be inducted into Spears Hall of Fame

Tue, Aug 9, 2022

Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business will honor three alumni – OSU President Emeritus Burns Hargis, Jay Helm and Stacy McMahan – with their induction into the school's Hall of Fame on Nov. 11 at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni

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Spears Business, United WE unveil research on the Status of Women in Oklahoma

Wed, Apr 27, 2022

The Spears School of Business and United WE, a non-partisan nonprofit organization, released today a year-long study examining women's economic status in Oklahoma and to highlight areas of possible action to economically empower women and their

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