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Connie Tatum Burnett makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Connie Tatum Burnett has spent the past 27 years practicing law in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas, while raising a son and daughter, both of whom are Oklahoma State University alums.

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Clayton Taylor makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Clayton Taylor is thankful for parents who wouldn’t let him stay home. Just a few days after arriving at college in 1970, the freshman who grew up on a ranch near Oktaha in southwest Muskogee County decided Oklahoma State University was much too big for him.

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James M. Morris II makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

James M. Morris II knew from the very beginning that he was going to attend Oklahoma State University. The South Bend, Ind., native earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from OSU’s business school in 1973.

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David Woods makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

David Woods learned early that it takes hard work to succeed in life. But that never scared the 58-year-old who was born in Germany and lived in Virginia, California, Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma while growing up the son of a two-star general in the U.S. Air Force and a wonderfully supportive mother.

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Alicia Ogrin Smales makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Alicia Ogrin Smales graduated from Oklahoma State University’s School of Business with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1981, and completed her MBA at Dominican University in 1990.

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Ann E. Bradshaw makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Ann E. Bradshaw, Tax Partner and Southwest Region Director of Credits and Incentives Services for Ernst & Young, credits the success of her career as a tribute to the outstanding foundation she received at Oklahoma State University’s business school. Coming from Bradshaw, this statement is certainly an honor due to her strong will and determination throughout her career.

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Garth Brooks makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

There was the normal excitement in the air on Friday night, May 6, 2011, as hundreds of Oklahoma State University graduate students were preparing to walk across the stage inside Gallagher-Iba Arena to receive their diplomas. But the graduates, their family members and friends were pleasantly surprised to see one famous Oklahoma native in attendance: Garth Brooks.

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Dennis H. Reilley makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Dennis H. Reilley’s business career is one for the books. Hence his recent honor as one of those selected to be recognized in the “Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100.”

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Connie Newman Mitchell makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Not much holds Connie Newman Mitchell back from achieving her goals. Growing up in Enid, Okla., Mitchell was determined to graduate from high school in three years.

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Don Brattain makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

As an underclassman, Don Brattain sat in the office of the dean at Oklahoma State University’s College of Business contemplating his options. This one decision – from one discussion with Dean Eugene Swearingen – would change the trajectory of his entire career and possibly his family’s future.

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Bill Hardgrave makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Bill Hardgrave was one of the OSU alums honored when the business school announced their "Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100" in 2014 during the 100th anniversary of business education at OSU.

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Don Nickles makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Don Nickles successful career actually began during his days at Oklahoma State University. The Ponca City, Okla., native earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from OSU’s business school in 1971.

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