Spears School of Business

Tue, Nov 25, 2025

Dr. Dan S. Rickman, Regents Professor of Economics in Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business, received the 2025 Walter Isard Award for Scholarly Achievement. This is known as the highest North American honor in regional economics.

Mon, Nov 24, 2025

The lead actors in a musical typically aren’t business students in data-driven fields, but Andi Reuter and Bennett Frohock are as artistic as they are analytical. These well-rounded Spears School of Business students recently starred in a community theatre production of the famous film-turned-musical “Legally Blonde.”

Mon, Nov 24, 2025

The U.S. economy is entering a period of heightened uncertainty as inflation shows signs of resurging and the once-strong labor market begins to soften, according to a new forecast from OSU’s Center for Applied Economic Research.

Fri, Nov 21, 2025

Thanks to a generous donation from Mike and Lisa Rogers, OSU’s Wayne Hirst Center for Beverage Education received a substantial upgrade to its bar that will keep HTM students at the forefront of experiential education opportunities.

Tue, Nov 18, 2025

Dean Weidner, chairman and founder of Weidner Apartment Homes, has made a historic $10 million gift that will establish the Weidner Business and Real Estate Center inside the Spears School of Business.

Thu, Nov 13, 2025

Spears Business is home to Oklahoma’s only large-scale econometric forecasting model at a public university. Dr. Hongbo Wang and Dr. Dan Rickman use the model to create and interpret economic forecasts for entities that include the Oklahoma Tax Commission and Oklahoma State Board of Equalization.

Thu, Nov 13, 2025

Students in OSU’s Master’s in Business Analytics and Data Science program built a data lake and a user-friendly website for chiropractic researchers, enabling surveys to guide the future of chiropractic care. This is an example of the real-world experiences fueling the MS BAnDS program’s No. 2 national ranking.