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World Class: Kevin So's research among most highly cited in world

Tue, Jun 28, 2022

Dr. Kevin So is making waves in hospitality and tourism research. So, the associate professor with the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Spears School of Business, was recognized as a breakthrough star with some of the most highly cited articles in his field and best papers among his awards and honors this year.

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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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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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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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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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Shower Thoughts: OSU graduates develop multimillion dollar company

Tue, Jun 28, 2022

Matt Scovil, who earned his bachelor’s degree in international business and marketing and MBA from Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business, had already developed two businesses with his cousin — Nathan Gilchrist, an OSU civil engineering graduate — when he felt the call to fix a distinct problem within the health care benefits industry.

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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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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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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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Unexpected Discovery: Spears student Lily Bolka stars in Netflix documentary

Tue, Jun 28, 2022

Lily Bolka is a 2022 Oklahoma State University accounting graduate who was adopted as a baby from China and discovered through DNA testing she has two cousins who were also adopted and in the U.S. Together, they embarked on a journey to find any connections to their birth families in China. Bolka and her cousins, Chloe Lipitz and Sadie Mangelsdorf, star in the Netflix documentary, Found.

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A Family Affair: Spears student heir to restaurant dynasty

Tue, Jun 28, 2022

For many fairgoers, the State Fair of Texas event means fried foods, livestock shows, Big Tex and carnival rides. For Josey Mayes, a Dallas native and recent marketing and entrepreneurship graduate of Spears Business, the fair means a longstanding tradition of hard work to earn the family’s livelihood for the year.

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