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

Tue, Jun 30, 2026

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

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Pain Will Not Win: Akoury pushes limits in firefighter challenge

Fri, Jun 26, 2026

That mindset helped the Oklahoma State University senior set a new United States record in the Firefighter Challenge League’s 18-29 Individual Female Category with a time of 4:17.56, an accomplishment reflecting years of discipline, endurance and

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Life Out of the Box: Spears Business alumni enjoy careers, marriage as digital nomads

Thu, Feb 12, 2026

Jonathon and Quinn Button, Ph.D.s, were inspired to invest in digital innovation and personal connections at the Spears School of Business. Today, the married OSU alumni carry those interests around the world while building Life Out of the Box,

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Baldwin blazes path for MIS students to research health, human performance at OSU

Tue, Jan 27, 2026

Kyler Baldwin, an MIS graduate and MS BAnDS student at OSU, forged a unique partnership between Spears Business and HPNRI. He applies his data analytics skills to the health and human performance domain, preparing to present his research abstract at

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Alumni Q&A: OSU marketing grad Donovan Woods knows how to rally a team

Thu, Dec 18, 2025

Most longtime OSU fans know Donovan Woods as the youngest son in a famous football family. Today, he represents the Cowboys in a different way. After working for his NFL opportunity, Woods' team mentality guided him back home, where his marketing

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Swing for the Fences: Riata Center helps student creator of SwingRight grow into confident entrepreneur

Tue, Nov 11, 2025

OSU student Steve Azzaro arrived at the Riata Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship with a bright idea. His partnerships with the Spears Business Riata Center and CEAT's Zink Center have helped him grow into a confident entrepreneur with a

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Alumni Q&A: Spears Business graduate Johnson eyes Olympics after setting mile record

Mon, Nov 10, 2025

A Spears School of Business alumna holds the American women's record for running the fastest mile. Five years after earning her bachelor's degree in economics, Sinclaire Johnson is gaining momentum as a professional athlete with Olympic goals.

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Never Far Apart: OSU’s Taiwo Bello brings global history to life

Wed, Nov 5, 2025

When students walk into Dr. Taiwo Bello's classroom, they quickly realize they're entering more than a history course. Whether he's tracing the legacy of African independence movements or leading a discussion on the ethics of humanitarian

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Living the code: President Shrum launches new Inside OSU series

Tue, Sep 5, 2023

In 2023, OSU President Kayse Shrum launched a new video series with a mission to highlight unique stories of diverse people who embody the Cowboy Code daily.

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