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Jesse and Armon Bost makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Jessie Thatcher Bost believed education held the key to independence and opportunity. She became the first woman graduate of Oklahoma A&M College in 1897, and was the first woman graduate of an upper institution in the state of Oklahoma. She spent most of her life as a teacher in Oklahoma public schools.

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Chuck Watson makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Chuck Watson has had an extremely successful career since his days at Oklahoma State University. The Great Lakes, Ill., native earned his bachelor’s degree in business and economics from OSU’s business school in 1972.

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Eddy R. Ditzler makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Eddy R. Ditzler truly treasures the impact Oklahoma State University has made on his life. The Henryetta, Okla., native earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1978 and his master’s degree in accounting in 1981 from OSU’s business school.

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Jay Helm makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Jay Helm 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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James C. McElroy makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

James C. McElroy is the Raisbeck Business Professor and University Professor of Management at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

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

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

David Houston 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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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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