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Spears Business faculty, staff distinguished with annual awards

Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business welcomed the 2026-27 academic year with awards for faculty and staff.
Spears Business faculty, staff distinguished with annual awards
The climb: Spears Business students scale Mount Kilimanjaro

Tue, Feb 25, 2025

OSU seniors Bryson Wolfe and Ben Simpson climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the famed Seven Summits, during winter break. Although many in their group were experienced mountaineers, Wolfe and Simpson had a different story, using altitude training

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Osage Nation Principal Chief Standing Bear to speak Feb. 6 at Puterbaugh Ethics Lecture

Mon, Jan 27, 2025

Geoffrey Standing Bear, Principal Chief of the Osage Nation, will be the featured speaker for the Puterbaugh Ethics Lecture at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 6 in Jorns Hall on Oklahoma State University's Stillwater campus.

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Cannatti distinguished as Spears Business orange gown graduate

Fri, Dec 6, 2024

Wesley Cannatti, a data analytics and management major with concentrations in consulting and sports, is the fall 2024 Spears School of Business orange gown recipient.

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Alumni Q&A: Thurmond reflects on career advancement since winning 2017 Raymond D. Thomas Award

Mon, Dec 2, 2024

Since she graduated as the top Spears School of Business senior in 2017, Tiffany Thurmond's love for leadership has fueled her rise in the business world. This year, Thurmond started her role as a senior enterprise customer success manager for

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Spears Business students expand skills through semester-long program in Thailand

Mon, Oct 28, 2024

Spears School of Business students Trevor Friesen and Austin Haddock were among OSU's first participants in a semesterlong study abroad program at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. With course topics ranging from marketing to Thai culture and

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In the Middle of a Miracle: OSU sophomore Brooklyn Hawkins’ personal journey inspires her to create nonprofit for pediatric cancer awareness

Tue, Oct 8, 2024

After battling Hodgkin lymphoma, OSU sophomore Brooklyn Hawkins was only 17 when she founded In the Middle of a Miracle, a nonprofit raising pediatric cancer awareness with a focus on teenagers. Her Spears Business courses and campus connections

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Kardas’ findings suggest political discussions may not be as awkward as expected

Fri, Sep 27, 2024

Dr. Michael Kardas, a Spears School of Business management professor, analyzed conversations between strangers about politics and religion. Even when the strangers disagreed, the conversations were more positive than the strangers expected them to be

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Recipe for success: Pie Junkie entrepreneurs, OSU alumni share secrets of creating award-winning business

Tue, Sep 24, 2024

Oklahoma State University graduate Leslie Coale-Mossman turned her love for pie into an award-winning business. Coale-Mossman, co-founder Darcy Schein and general manager Emily Hummel visited the Spears School of Business to share entrepreneurial

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