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Mike Pregler makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Mike Pregler graduated from Oklahoma State University’s business school with a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1975. The Tulsa, Okla. native was involved in the Army ROTC two-year program and OSU athletic intramurals during his college days.

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John Meinders makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

John Meinders grew up feeling like a castaway. Although his family has a long history at Oklahoma State University and he was raised to be loyal and true to the Cowboys, it was difficult considering where he grew up. That would be in Norman, just down the street from the University of Oklahoma.

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Neal L. Patterson makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Neal L. Patterson’s life is an inspiration to any former, current or future Oklahoma State University student. His vision and strategic thinking in helping to build the Cerner Corporation into the world’s largest independent health information technology company with nearly $3 billion in revenues in 2013 should be admired by everyone.

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John M. Yeaman makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

John M. Yeaman has spent his life seeking challenges. A native of Ponca City, Okla., and one of five boys, Yeaman followed his two older brothers to Stillwater to take on the challenges of Oklahoma State University.

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Patricia Anne Tilford makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Patricia Anne Tilford has a strong bond with Oklahoma State University. The Tulsa, Okla., native earned her bachelor’s degree in secretarial administration in 1960 and her master’s in business education in 1978 from OSU’s business school.

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Jon Wiese makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Jon Wiese graduated from Oklahoma State University’s College of Business with a bachelor’s degree in finance in 1978 and also earned an MBA in 1983.

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Paul Wise makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Paul Wise is known for accomplishing many things during a career in banking that spanned more than 70 years. The longtime Stillwater National Bank employee is credited with establishing the first automobile installment loan department in Oklahoma and the state’s first drive-up banking window.

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Rex Horning makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Rex Horning 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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Preston Nicholson makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Oklahoma State University was always on Preston Nicholson’s radar with his hometown of Hominy, Okla., being within 55 miles of the Stillwater campus. Attending Camp Cowboy just before his freshman year confirmed that he had made the right choice.

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Richard (Dick) W. Poole makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Richard (Dick) W. Poole’s meteoric rise from instructor of economics to dean of what was then known as the College of Business Administration coincided with the college’s growth and expansion. But there was nothing coincidental about it.

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Robert A. McCormick makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Robert A. McCormick remembers sitting in Oklahoma State University professor Gary Simpson’s Financial Futures class back in 1982, knowing his life would never be the same. Simpson, who retired in 2013 after a 37-year career at OSU, definitely left his mark on McCormick.

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Robert (Bob) L. Sandmeyer makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Bob Sandmeyer was raised in Kansas but instead of growing up rooting for Phog Allen’s KU Jayhawks basketball team he was a fan of Henry Iba’s Oklahoma A&M Aggies. Bob Kurland was his hero.

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