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

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
From Stillwater to space: Spears Business graduate runs company powering lunar missions
Meeting Martha: Famed lifestyle mogul Stewart comes to Oklahoma for speaker series

Tue, Jun 28, 2022

After a two-year postponement because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Spears School of Business welcomed Martha Stewart to Oklahoma.

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Caitlin Kelley: Director, Center for Advanced Global Leadership and Engagement

Tue, Jun 28, 2022

Caitlin Kelley has spent her entire life preparing to lead the Center for Advanced Global Leadership and Engagement (CAGLE).

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Cooking for the Crown

Tue, Jun 28, 2022

As the former chef for the British Royal Family, Darren McGrady traveled the world with Queen Elizabeth II preparing locally sourced cuisines for her and her guests which highlighted each location and event.

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Amit Bansal: Director, Center for Financial Health and Wellness

Tue, Jun 28, 2022

The Center for Financial Health and Wellness chose Amit Bansal to lead because of his varied and extensive background in the world of finance and banking.

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Rebecca Eastham: Director, Center for the Future of Work

Tue, Jun 28, 2022

Coming from an "OSU family," Rebecca Eastham knows a thing or two about OSU but it wasn't until last October that she took up residence on campus as the director for the newly established Center for the Future of Work.

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Robin Darmon: Director, Eastin Center for Career Readiness

Tue, Jun 28, 2022

Robin Darmon is an Illinois native who now calls Oklahoma home, moving to Stillwater in December 2021 as the new director for the Eastin Center for Career Readiness. She has served in leadership roles in higher education and taught at all levels.

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Ratcliff receives top senior award

Tue, Jun 28, 2022

Nathan Ratcliff — an accounting and finance major from Amber, Oklahoma, who graduated in May — is the recipient of the 2022 Raymond D. Thomas Award. This award is given annually to the top senior in the Spears School of Business.

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Cowboy Comedian: Viral internet star Trey Kennedy discusses career

Tue, Jun 28, 2022

Since 2013, Trey Kennedy's videos have garnered him 200 million views on YouTube, 2.6 million Instagram followers, 4.7 million Facebook followers and 60 million likes on TikTok. It's safe to say Kennedy now enjoys performing and making people laugh.

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Man of Many Talents: Brandon Jackson is right at home whether he's singing or creating online content

Tue, Jun 28, 2022

Brandon Jackson was out of his element when he walked into his new office in the Michael and Anne Greenwood Center for Online Excellence on his first day as a multimedia producer at the Spears School of Business.

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Awarding Innovation: Spears faculty, staff receiving Partnering to Impact grants

Tue, Jun 28, 2022

Three Spears School of Business faculty and staff members were selected to receive funds to implement programs over the next year through Partnering to Impact, a donor-funded grant program sponsored by OSU for Women.

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