In vino veritas; the 2025 Wine Forum of Oklahoma in photos
The 2025 Wine Forum of Oklahoma celebrated global wines, culinary excellence and, most importantly — the bright future of Oklahoma State University students.
HTM graduate Kate Smith puts a sweet spin on a family tradition. After growing up in her parents’ Stillwater restaurant, Smith established her own bakery, Kate Smith Soirée. She was honored in the 2025 Cowboy100 celebrating the top businesses owned or led by OSU alumni.
The Spears School of Business named Dr. Brij Thapa as vice dean for faculty, graduate programs, and research. For the past five years, Thapa served as a professor and Head of OSU’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, ranked No. 8 nationally and No. 22 in the world.
Sarah Wade, a renowned chef and OSU graduate, raised money at her Boston restaurants to benefit United Way of Payne County after wildfires devastated Stillwater homes.
Spears Business and Wuyi University entered into a memorandum of understanding to foster collaborations that would benefit students at OSU’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.
Students from OSU’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management program, including Abraham Terrah, Sienna Lawson and Taylor Parker, have been raking in honors at the ICHRIE competitions this spring.
Oklahoma State University welcomed wine enthusiasts, students and industry leaders from across the country for the 2025 Wine Forum of Oklahoma, held April 4-5 at the Wayne Hirst Center for Beverage Education in the Nancy Randolph Davis Building.
Spears Business HTM students Mikayla Herrera and Emily Howe brought home top awards from the 2025 International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education Undergraduate Research Symposium in Tampa, Florida.
