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2020 Oklahoma State University Awards announced

Wed, Mar 31, 2021

Oklahoma State University recently honored faculty and staff members as well as administrators for their achievements in 2020.

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OSU's part-time MBA climbs in national ranking

Tue, Mar 30, 2021

Oklahoma State University’s part-time MBA program is being recognized among the nation’s best in the U.S. News and World Report 2022 Best Graduate School rankings, released today.

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OSU invites energy professionals to 14th Annual Energy Conference

Tue, Mar 30, 2021

The OSU Spears School of Business is inviting energy professionals to the 14th Annual Energy Conference, to be held virtually May 14.

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A couple guided by faith and giving

Mon, Mar 29, 2021

Lucina and Kyle Thompson met at Oklahoma State University as freshmen and married a year after graduating. What happened in between was the development of a deep friendship before that friendship turned romantic. For both, it was life changing as was their time at OSU where the couple developed a world view guided by their faith that placed serving others ahead of themselves.

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Face2Face with Katie Schell

Mon, Mar 22, 2021

Katie Schell will graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in finance while also putting the finishing touches on an outstanding four-year career competing for the Cowgirls equestrian team. But she's ready for the next phase of life.

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Spears School of Business seniors honored by the Alumni Association

Wed, Mar 17, 2021

Three seniors in the Spears School of Business were selected by the OSU Alumni Association as the 2020-2021 Outstanding Seniors.

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OSU hosting Big 12 MBA Case Competition

Wed, Mar 17, 2021

Teams representing nearly every school in the Big 12 Conference will compete March 24-26 in the Big 12 MBA Case Competition, hosted virtually this year by Oklahoma State University’s Watson Graduate School of Management.

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Dr. Lex Smith Washington presented outreach awards by OSU, Spears School of Business

Mon, Mar 15, 2021

Dr. Lex Smith Washington is being recognized with the 2020 Outreach Faculty Excellence Award from Oklahoma State University and the Richard W. Poole Outreach Award from the Spears School of Business.

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OSU, Spears School of Business award posthumous degree to Vietnam War veteran

Fri, Mar 12, 2021

Oklahoma State University and the Spears School of Business awarded veteran John Delbert “J.D.” Starrett III a posthumous degree Friday, more than 50 years after the business student was killed in Vietnam while serving in the U.S. Army.

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Career success inspired by ambitious family-led business

Tue, Feb 23, 2021

Shane Wharton joined Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores as a budget analyst more than 20 years ago at an opportune time. Since 1964, the Oklahoma City business has grown from a single gas station in western Oklahoma to more than 530 locations in 41 states. An Oklahoma State University graduate and now president of Love’s, Wharton helped orchestrate the rise of one of the country’s largest family-owned businesses. In 2020, he was named a Spears School of Business Distinguished Alumni.

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School of Accounting will honor five at Hall of Fame and Awards ceremony

Mon, Feb 22, 2021

Oklahoma State University’s School of Accounting will honor five outstanding alumni and friends of the school during the 2021 Wilton T. Anderson Hall of Fame and Awards virtual ceremony April 29.

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Face 2 Face with Mikaela Stamper

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

Life for everyone is challenging at times. Career, relationships, finances, and when you’re a college student add academic pressures to the list of things that can take an emotional toll. Young people are especially vulnerable but add a personal tragedy and the weight of it all can be overwhelming. Mikaela Stamper knows full well how facing such a loss while trying to put on a brave face can leave a person isolated and lost.

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