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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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Students claim $53,000 in prize money in Riata Business Plan Competition

Wed, Feb 03, 2021

The Oklahoma State University School for Entrepreneurship and the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship have named winners of the 2021 student competition to create business plans for innovative startups. The Riata Business Plan Competition at the Spears School of Business promotes entrepreneurship and small business development by focusing on student-created, -managed and -owned ventures.

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The history of Hanner Hall

Wed, Feb 03, 2021

Hanner Hall served Oklahoma State University well during its 90-plus year life span. Built in 1926, the building was a men's residency hall for many years before serving as a temporary residence hall of a sorority, a home for the campus financial aid department and offices for the College of Business. It was torn down prior to the construction of the new Business Building.

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Entrepreneurship undergraduate program receives U.S. News national ranking

Tue, Feb 02, 2021

Oklahoma State University’s School of Entrepreneurship is included among the best in the nation in the prestigious U.S. News and World Report rankings.

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OSU alumnus creates new technology aimed at revolutionizing at-home infusion treatment

Fri, Jan 29, 2021

Mitchell Berenson left corporate medicine in 2008 with the goal of creating strong IV infusion programs in rural hospitals. His company, Infusion Solutions, now works with 40 hospitals in 22 states, and, with the help of OSU’s entrepreneurial program, he’s launched a new product that could revolutionize in-home infusion treatment.

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A lifetime of work ethic leads Karl Bovee to Spears Alumni Hall of Fame

Wed, Jan 27, 2021

It is not unusual for executives of major U.S. businesses to come from small-town backgrounds. Many of those leaders will tell you that values and work ethic learned while growing up in rural communities influenced their leadership style and often impacted their career success. Bank of America executive and Oklahoma State University graduate Karl Bovee believes an appreciation for his upbringing and education at OSU guided his professional journey.

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OSU online MBA climbs in national ranking

Tue, Jan 26, 2021

Oklahoma State University’s online MBA program and overall online business master’s degree options at the Spears School of Business were recognized among the nation’s best in the U.S. News and World Report 2021 Best Online Programs ranking released today. The online MBA at Spears Business finished in the top 12 percent of national programs where rankings consider quality of faculty and teaching practices as well as the value students receive, according to U.S. News and World Report.

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OSU and Stillwater unite to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Fri, Jan 15, 2021

Oklahoma State University will host a march to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 2 p.m. Monday at the Spears School of Business.

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New grad flying high

Fri, Dec 11, 2020

Thomas Drakeley returned to Oklahoma State University to earn his bachelor's degree in management after volunteering to serve with his Air National Guard unit in the Middle East earlier this year.

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OSU alums named to Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs list

Wed, Dec 09, 2020

Oklahoma State University business and engineering graduates Haley Marie Keith and Kevin Keith have been selected by Forbes magazine to be included in its 2021 list of 30 Under 30 standout manufacturing and industry entrepreneurs under 30 years of age. The married couple were still OSU students when they developed the business MITO Material Solutions based on OSU licensed and patented technology that incorporates graphene additives into composite materials such as epoxies or polymers, making them substantially stronger and lighter.

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