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

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,
Life Out of the Box: Spears Business alumni enjoy careers, marriage as digital nomads
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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Alumni Q&A: Sprague uses Spears Business education to open comic shop with father

Wed, Dec 11, 2024

One year after his Spears School of Business graduation, Pete Sprague is running a popular small business. He and his father founded Sparky's Comic Shop in Catoosa, Oklahoma, turning their shared hobby into a fulfilling career.

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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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Cowboy Life 2.0

Tue, Jun 13, 2023

Wiese brothers using the next phase of their lives to get back to where it all started – family and Oklahoma State

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OSU education spurred Ginger Kollmann to career success

Tue, Jul 28, 2020

Ginger Kollmann earned OSU degrees in Management Information Systems (MIS) and Management before embarking on her career. The former OSU pom squad member shared how her OSU education helped shape her into the person she is today.

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OSU accounting student Bethanie Cannon receives $10,000 PCAOB scholarship

Mon, Jul 20, 2020

Recent Oklahoma State University accounting graduate Bethanie Cannon is the recipient of a $10,000 scholarship awarded by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). The merit scholarship benefits students who are likely to become

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OSU alum leads NYC hotel through COVID-19

Thu, May 21, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed hundreds of thousands of American health care workers on the frontlines of the crisis, and joining them are scores of lesser-recognized people supporting those nurses, doctors and others. One of those is an Oklahoma

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Sales sent Spears alum Carl Wiese soaring

Thu, Nov 8, 2018

Spears School of Business alum Carl J. Wiese has carved out a rich career in business, excelling in varied roles with several heavyweight companies: Texas Instruments, Apple, Lucent Technologies, Cisco and now BlackBerry.

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Ryan Freeman Helping Grow the Family Business

Wed, Mar 28, 2018

Ryan Freeman has several degrees from Oklahoma State University, and is using what he learned to grow Pure&Clean Sports, a company to help athletes with skin infections.

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