The Outstanding Young Alumni award is to identify and recognize recent graduates from the William S. Spears School of Business who are currently on a fast-pace to a successful career. These individuals have been successful at OSU and also in their young careers.

Nomination Criteria:

• Nominees must be 35 years of age or younger during the year the award is presented.
• Nominees must be graduates of the SSB with a B.S., M.S., M.B.A., or Ph.D. degree.
• Nominees should have distinguished themselves while a student in the SSB and by success in their chosen field since graduation. Nominees may have achieved success in entrepreneurial, corporate, governmental, professional, or educational areas. Success is measured in a number of ways, not solely by the accumulation of wealth. Interest and concern for others is also significant, as measured by the individual's involvement in worthwhile civic, human betterment, and philanthropic activities or any combination of these.
• Individuals holding a state or federal office are not eligible for nomination.
• Individuals employed by Oklahoma State University are not eligible for nomination.

SSB Outstanding Young Alumni

2007

• Karl Bovee ('91 Finance)
• Trip Kuehne ('95 Psychology & '97 MBA)
• Heather Wallace ('96 Management)

• Jennifer L.B. Coonce (’96 Marketing & '98 MBA)
• Justin L. Courtney (’97 Finance)
• Kevin L. Roberts (’93 Economics & '94 Finance)

2004

• Jason Kays (’94 Economics)

2003

• Rebekah Padgett (’93 Management/International Business)

2002

• Chad Clay (’89 Marketing)

2001

• Griff Jones (’91 Finance)