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Spears Business Hall of Fame Spotlight: Neil Hansen

ExxonMobil CFO appreciates OSU roots
Spears Business Hall of Fame Spotlight: Neil Hansen
Voice of reason: Spears Business graduate, attorney shares lessons about moving forward from FTX

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

Ryne Miller's career has been anything but ordinary since he graduated from OSU with his economics degree. When he was the general counsel of FTX US, he had to be the voice of reason for a company in crisis.

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‘Telling the true story’: Why OSU graduate Brandhorst coaches student entrepreneurs

Thu, Oct 8, 2026

Stacey Brandhorst, an OSU journalism and MBA graduate, gives back to Spears Business through sustained mentorship. She coaches student entrepreneurs, drawing from her own experience with the Riata Center.

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'Rise to the challenge': OSU alumni earn license to pilot hot air balloons

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

OSU alumni Kaitlin Little and Chance Parker turned a shared passion for hot air ballooning into reality, earning their pilot licenses while carrying forward a family tradition of aviation, embracing new challenges and inspiring others to dream as

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Alumni spotlight: Imade balances career advancements as OSU sports broadcaster, accountant

Wed, Jul 29, 2026

Two-time Spears Business graduate Deion Imade is an oil and gas accountant at ONEOK by day, but his second job brings him back to his alma mater. In his new role as football sideline reporter for the Cowboy Radio Network, Imade will spend game days

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Spears Business announces 2026 Hall of Fame inductees

Tue, Jul 14, 2026

The Spears Business Hall of Fame will induct Greg Everett, Neil Hansen and Kenneth Mitchell on Oct. 9 at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center.

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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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