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Ahead of the game: Wiese named to Spears Business Hall of Fame

Fri, Aug 23, 2024

Carl Wiese is a 2024 Spears Business Hall of Fame inductee. After helping several prominent tech companies navigate change, he’s giving back to the school that launched his career.

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Dean of all trades: Eastman named to Spears Business Hall of Fame

Tue, Aug 20, 2024

Dr. Ken Eastman is a 2024 Spears Business Hall of Fame inductee. As the Spears Business dean for a decade, he drew upon his eclectic background to inspire students, faculty and staff.

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Love’s Travel Stops $1.08M gift establishes Tom Love Scholars Program at OSU

Mon, Aug 19, 2024

A transformational $1.08 million gift from Love’s Travel Stops has established a new scholarship program at Oklahoma State University in honor of the company’s late founder, Tom Love.

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Spears Business enrollment soars to record numbers again

Mon, Aug 19, 2024

The Spears School of Business has enrolled more than 1,000 freshmen for the first day of the 2024-25 school year, setting a Spears record and contributing to an Oklahoma State University milestone.

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A caring Cowboy: Ditzler named to Spears Business Hall of Fame

Tue, Aug 13, 2024

Eddy Ditzler is a 2024 Spears Business Hall of Fame inductee. Throughout an accomplished accounting career at Grant Thornton, he always stayed close to his OSU roots.

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A career of commitment: Carr named to Spears Business Hall of Fame

Tue, Aug 06, 2024

Vickie Carr is a 2024 Spears Business Hall of Fame inductee. Her Spears Business education prepared her for a nearly 40-year accounting career with Deloitte, where she has held several leadership positions.

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Schurer Lambert wins award for outstanding service in management organization

Thu, Aug 01, 2024

Spears School of Business faculty member Dr. Lisa Schurer Lambert is the newest recipient of the Southern Management Association’s most prestigious award.

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Four distinguished leaders to be inducted into Spears Business Hall of Fame

Wed, Jul 24, 2024

OSU’s Spears School of Business will induct Vickie Carr, Eddy Ditzler, Dr. Ken Eastman and Carl Wiese into the school’s Hall of Fame on Oct. 4. Bob Ault, Melinda Bell and Paul Heerwagen IV will be recognized as Outstanding Young Alumni.

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Spears alumnus Healey builds real estate investment firm 20 years after unique OSU experience

Mon, Jul 22, 2024

From Detroit to Stillwater, Damon Healey’s OSU journey reinforced his love for entrepreneurship. Twenty years later, the Spears Business graduate uses that experience to run Eternal Companies, his commercial real estate investment firm.

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Spears Business re-accreditation approved for another six years by top accrediting body

Mon, Jul 15, 2024

Spears Business remains among the world’s top business schools offering business degrees with the recent extension of accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International.

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HTM students reach semifinals of Sustainable Hospitality Challenge with innovative Cargotel concept

Fri, Jul 12, 2024

A team of OSU Hospitality and Tourism Management students advanced to the semifinals of the prestigious Sustainable Hospitality Challenge thanks to their pioneering concept, Cargotel, an eco-friendly hotel made from repurposed shipping containers.

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Teams compete for $43,000 in Rural Health Innovation Challenge

Tue, Jul 02, 2024

Oklahoma State University's Center for Health Systems Innovation and the Public Health Institute of Oklahoma awarded $43,000 in prize money to the winners of the Rural Health Innovation Challenge on June 20 at the Tandy Medical Center at OSU Tulsa.

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