Patrick B. Dorr, OSU Haskell Cudd professor of accounting, was awarded the 2008 Great Plains UCEA Excellence in Teaching Award. Dorr has achieved excellence in outreach education by offering programs through the CEPD for more than 30 years. His expertise is in programs such as “Income Taxation of Estates” and “Trusts and Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxation.” Dorr also has taught in the Spears School’s Summer in London study abroad program for 7 years. His work with Beta Alpha Psi, as well as service provided in the community, has made him an outstanding award recipient.
 
In addition, the OSU Energy Conference, sponsored by the Spears School and the CEPD, won the 2008 Great Plains UCEA Non-Credit Program Award.
 
The 2008 Energy Conference featured Boone Pickens and President Burns Hargis in an interview-type format. This conference in 2008 attracted more than 465 people. Many key CEO’s of energy companies and Oklahoma oil and natural gas companies in the Oklahoma City area as well as Houston and Dallas participated in this conference. Speakers at the 2008 conference were the chairman and CEO of Devon Energy; the chairman, president and CEO of OGE Energy Corp.; and the president of completions and production division from Halliburton Company. An emerging biofuels industry panel also addressed the status of biofuels in Oklahoma with representation from OSU and the Oklahoma Deputy Secretary of Energy. Plans currently are underway for the 2009 Energy Conference.

Founded in 1915, UCEA is the principal U.S. organization for continuing higher education, the Association assists institutions of higher learning and affiliated nonprofit organizations to increase access through a wide array of educational programs and services.

The CEPD is housed in the Spears School of Business and offers more 250 programs annually to approximately 15,000 people. These programs include public and on-site programs and conferences, distance learning and on-campus supplemental credit courses, study abroad and travel courses, executive and professional development, and retreat and conference planning. For more information, please call 1-866-678-3933 or visit cepd.okstate.edu.

Dorr receives OSU Outreach Faculty Excellence Award
Patrick B. Dorr, Haskell Cudd professor of accounting, has won the Outreach Faculty Excellence Award presented by OSU Outreach.  The criteria for this award included the quality of service, creativity in program content or delivery, quantity of programmatic contributions and impact of involvement and/or program.  The award will be presented at OSU Fall Convocation.

Supervisory Program to be held Oct. 9-10
Raj Basu, OSU-Tulsa vice president of academic affairs, and Ken Eastman, OSU associate professor and head of management, will teach “Supervisory Program” in Oklahoma City Oct. 9-10 at the OSU-OKC campus from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

“Supervisors must develop the people skills necessary to manage employees effectively,” said Mandy McKinney, CEPD program coordinator. “This 2-day seminar will help tune up your leadership to enhance both you and your employees’ performance.”

Register now by visiting www.cepd.okstate.edu or by calling 1-866-678-3933.

Oklahoma Municipal Clerks Conference to be held Oct. 15-17
Oklahoma Municipal Clerks, Treasurers, and Finance Officials Association (OMCTFOA) is holding their 52nd annual conference on Oct. 15-17, 2008, at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.

“The theme of the conference is Bedlam – OSU and OU – chosen by the advisory board,” said Mandy McKinney, CEPD program coordinator and director of the OSU Institute for the Municipal Clerks. “The conference will include a number of keynote speakers, educational seminars and activities aimed at learning how to manage ‘house divided’ situations. We already have 120 participants registered for the conference.”

Many key experts will speak on topics of interest to the clerks and treasurers. Register now by visiting www.cepd.okstate.edu or by calling 1-866-678-3933.

Spears School students learn from energy industry representatives

Firms in the energy industry talked with Spears School students about the ins and outs of the industry at the 2008 Oil and Gas Night on Sept. 18. More than 170 people attended the event, which was sponsored by Beta Alpha Psi and the Financial Management Association.
 
“Beta Alpha Psi is happy to co-host this event with the Financial Management Association because of the great opportunity it provides students,” said James Alvey, president of Beta Alpha Psi. “We gain insight into a pivotal industry on the national scene through this event.”  
 
Firms speaking at the event were Samson, Halliburton and Chesapeake Energy. Students participated in a question and answer panel with ConocoPhillips, Koch Industries, Williams Companies, and Love’s Travel Stores and Country Stores.
 
The event was open to all business majors, with students from a variety of departments attending. In particular, members of the Freshman Business Student Leaders attended the event.
 
“It was extremely interesting to hear what these professionals had to say,” said Kyle Buthod, Spears School freshman and a member of the Freshmen Business Student Leaders. “The current economic conditions made the information much more relevant.”
 
Throughout the academic year, the Freshman Business Student Leaders will attend events or meetings sponsored by each Spears School organization to help the students get accommodated to the college and what different organizations have to offer. • Read more

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Students in Free Enterprise team participates in training session

The 2008-2009 Oklahoma State University Students in Free Enterprise team traveled to Denton, Texas, Sept. 5-6 to train for the regional SIFE competitions to be held in the spring of 2009. Five OSU SIFE executive board members - Cory Steward, marketing and leadership major; Matthew Johnson, industrial engineering major; Amaka Oghenekaro, accounting major; William Edzang, finance major; and Loretta Ejakpomewhe, engineering major - attended the event. Joyce Montgomery, SIFE advisor and Sam Walton fellow also participated.
 
Trainers from international SIFE offices in Springfield, Mo., provided hands-on training in areas of personal success skills, business ethics, entrepreneurship, market economy, financial literacy and environmental sustainability. Regional SIFE university representatives and company representatives from Walgreens, Wal-Mart, JC Penney and other companies were present to facilitate and participate in planning sessions for the SIFE teams.  Regional teams from Texas and Oklahoma were taught leadership skills to assist in recruiting college team members, institutional support, building a team business advisory board, utilizing SIFE alumni and financial management.    

23 undergraduate business courses offered through distance learning

The Center for Executive and Professional Development offers several undergraduate courses through its Distance Learning program.
 
For more information, visit http://spears.okstate.edu/cepd/dl/undergraduate-course-pages/fall-08-course-listings.html

Lahoma Club scholarship deadline October 14

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ConocoPhillips SPIRIT Scholars application period closes Oct. 31

Spears School of Business ConocoPhillips SPIRIT Scholars program application period opened September 1, 2008 and closes October 31, 2008 for awards beginning in Fall 2009. This program includes a $5000 scholarship per year plus enrichment activities.  The application is located online at http://spears.okstate.edu/spirit_scholars.

Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Meeting
Speaker: TBA
5:00 p.m.; 207 CLB

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Meeting
(Meetings are held every Monday)
6:00 p.m.; 235 Business

Sustainability Speaker Series
Speaker: Dr. Beth Caniglia
Topic: Policy
9 a.m.; OSU Library Browsing Room

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Meeting
(Meetings are held every Monday)
6:00 p.m.; 235 Business

Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Meeting
5:00 p.m.; 207 CLB

Business meeting to elect officers for Spring and Fall 2009 semesters

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Meeting
(Meetings are held every Monday)
6:00 p.m.; 235 Business