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Dr. William S. Spears makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Oklahoma State University’s business school – the Spears School of Business – is named in honor of William S. Spears, who graduated from OSU in 1962 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing.

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Tim DuBois makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

With two degrees in accounting, some may be astounded to learn of Tim DuBois’s successful career in the recording industry. His legendary career has included recognition as a songwriter, manager, record executive and producer.

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Tim Petrikin makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Based on his career path, one might think Tim Petrikin earned a degree in entrepreneurship or even hospital administration but in 1990, he graduated from Oklahoma State University’s College of Business with a bachelor’s in finance.

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Vickie Carr makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Vickie and Jeff Carr are glad to put the miles on their vehicles. They have made their share of trips from their home in Dallas to Stillwater over the years to visit their daughter Jenna, who will graduate in May from Oklahoma State University with bachelor’s degrees in hotel and restaurant administration and business (marketing major).

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Dr. Tom A. Coburn makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Tom A. Coburn was one of the top students in the College of Business Administration during his four years at Oklahoma State University.

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Stan Clark makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Stan Clark, a native of Tulsa, Okla., graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

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Steve Tatum makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Though Steve Tatum’s career has taken him to nearly every part of the world and exposed him to numerous cultures, he still proclaims that there aren’t many places he would rather be than Stillwater, Oklahoma.

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Steve Tuttle makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Steve Tuttle was like many other teenagers growing up in Oklahoma during the 1960s. Life was good and seemed to be getting better when he decided to attend Oklahoma State. And for two years it was exactly what he wanted. Until he received his draft card.

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Suzanne Carlile Myers & Norman Myers makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Norman and Suzanne Myers began their path at the Oklahoma State University business school. “Our path was one that we could never have imagined we would follow. I do believe we blazed a new trail, and our path has led us right back to the Spears School of Business. Why not finish where we began!”

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Thomas F. Riley Jr. makes 'Spears School Tributes: 100 For 100' list

Sat, Nov 01, 2014

Thomas F. Riley Jr. was born in Chelsea, Mass., to Thomas F. and Evelyn Coughlan Riley. He was offered a scholarship to play football for the University of Tulsa after graduating from Bryan Adams High School in Dallas, Texas.

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