Distinguished Alumni
The College of Arts and Sciences recognizes alumni who bring distinction to Oklahoma State University through extraordinary achievements in their fields of discipline and have demonstrated records of distinguished service. Individuals are chosen annually by representatives from each department of the College of Arts and Sciences to receive this prominent award.
2025
| Dee Ann Vaughn Harris | B.A. English '88 |
| Barbara Horner-Miller | B.A. Mathematics '67 |
| Bretton Howard Jameson | B.S. Zoology '94 |
| D. Robert McCaffree | B.S. Psychology '65 |
| William Miller | B.S. Speech Communications '75 |
| Janet Phelps | B.A. Art '81 |
| Hedi Heiden Reynolds | B.S. Journalism '62 |
2024
| James Baker | B.S. Pre-Med '71 |
| Marisa Bunning | M.S. Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution '80 |
| Julia Buthman | B.S. Psychology '81 |
| Joe Dorman | B.A. Political Science '94 |
| Kristina Egnor | B.S. '09/M.S. '11 Communication Sciences and Disorders |
| Dale Fitz | B.S. Chemistry '70 |
| Gary Ford | B.S. '75/M.S. '78 Geology |
| Gary Gabrel | B.A. '71/M.S. '74 Sociology |
| Daniel Grimsley | B.A. Art, Graphic Design and Art History '96 |
| Mark Gulley | M.S. Physics '87 |
| Emma I. Cline Hansen | B.A. Languages and Literatures '69 |
| Tracy Harlow | B.S. Media and Strategic Communications '93 |
| Scott Kegler | Ph.D. Statistics '99 |
| Walter Kolb | B.S. Geography '59 |
| James Little | M.A. History '73 |
| Thomas Mancino | B.A. Political Science/Army ROTC '92 |
| Stephen Sadler | B.S. '74/M.S. '76 Mathematics |
| Annawyn Shamas | B.A. '56/M.S. '73 Theatre |
| Pam Shockley-Zalabak | B.A. '65/M.A. '72 Speech |
| Craig Spaulding | B.S. Microbiology and Molecular Genetics '78 |
| Robert Spinks | B.M. Music '73/M.Ed '78/Ed.D. '80 Education |
| Jonathan Teubner | B.S. Economics '06 |
| Marcia Walker | B.S. Air Force ROTC '82 |
| Lisa Wilson | B.S. Computer Science '86 |
| Meredith Woodruff | B.A. English '70 |
2023
| Kerry Alexander | B.S. Political Science '86 |
| Sabine J. Davis | B.A. Languages and Literatures '93 |
| Larry "Hank" Hankla | B.S. Sociology '73 |
| Landon W. Holman, II | B.S. Geology '72 |
| Tanya Johnson | M.S. Statistics '76 |
| L.D. Johnston | B.S. Economics and Aerospace Studies/Air Force ROTC '70 |
| Charles Onstott | B.A. Philosophy '92 |
| Gary Shutt | B.S. Media and Strategic Communications '74 |
| Gary Smith | B.S. Chemistry '86 |
| Ray Smith | B.A. History '80 |
| Kimberly Strickland dba Kim Scott | M.M. Music '00 |
| Donita Tefft | B.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders '80, M.A. '82 |
| Lisa Wingate | B.A. English '88 |
2022
| John A. Brett, III | B.S. Geology '84 |
| Mickey Coats | B.S. Mathematics '76, MBA '82 |
| Patricia Cobb | B.S. Sociology '74 |
| Patti Drennan | B.S. Music Education '74, Master's in Music Education |
| Gregory Everett | B.A. English '87 |
| J. Phil Gibson | B.S. Botany '88 |
| Tadaaki Hatta | BFA Art '66, Master's in Art |
| Dennis Heinzig | Philosphy '84, M.A. Philosophy '87 |
| Anthony Hill | B.A Theatre '10 |
| Brigadier General Ronald E. Jolly, Sr. | B.S. Industrial Engineering and Management '90 |
| Robert Keating | B.S. Economics '72, Master's in Economics |
| Dr. Ron McAfee | Psychology '59, M.S. Psychology '59, Ph.D. |
| Jo Ann McBride Muchmore | '57 |
| Karen Morgan | B.S. Geography '85, M.S. Environmental Studies '88 |
| Dr. Laura Price Coombs | Ph.D. Statistics '99 |
| Dr. Patricia Reiff | B.S. Physics '71, Master's in Space Science., Ph.D. Space Physics and Astronomy |
| Mona Ryan | B.S. Speech Pathology '82, Master's in Speech Pathology |
| The Honorable Gregory Slavonic | B.S. Journalism and Broadcasting '71 |
| Brigadier General Hopper Smith | B.S. Geology '86, Master's |
| Judge Barbara Swinton | B.S. Political Science '82 |
| Dr. Gregory Walton | B.S. Premedical Science '89 |
| Rebecca Wetteman | B.A. French '95, B.A. Political Science '95 |
| Dan Yost | B.S. Computer Science '00 |
2021
| Isolete de Almeida | B.S. Art '83, M.S. Industrial Arts Ed '85, Ed.D. Curriculum and Instruction '94 |
| Karen Bintz | M.S. Chemistry '86, Ph.D. Chemistry '92 |
| Audrey Bilger | B.A. Philosophy '82 |
| Tracy Burris | B.S. Geography '91 |
| Tim Coburn | M.S. Statistics '75, Ph.D. Statistics '80 |
| Lerri Cooper | B.A. Sociology '76 |
| Derric Driver | B.S. Computer Sciences '89 |
| Ramona Gaza | Ph.D. Physics '04 |
| Robert Henry | B.S. Music '72 |
| Helen Holmes | B.S English '36 |
| Larson Keso | B.S. Pre-Med '53 |
| Kathleen Laster | B.S. Speech Communication '77, M.S. Community Counseling '95 |
| Charlene Leubecker | B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Math '87 |
| David Littlefield | B.A. English '75 |
| Marty Matlock | B.S. Agronomy '84, M.S. Botany '89, Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering '96 |
| Teresa Parker | B.S. Economics '79 |
| Helen Ramey | B.S. General Science '56 |
| Cathy Schillinger | B.A. German '97, MBA '03 |
| Connie Stiegler | B.S. Speech '67 |
| Kimberly Summe | B.A. History '90 |
| Patricia Walker | B.S. Geology '84, M.S. Geology '86 |
| Brooke Williams | B.A. Journalism & Broadcasting '98 |
| Marsha Williams | B.S. Political Science '71 |
| Jane Willingham | B.A. Speech '68 |
2019
| Tamey Anglley, Ph.D. | B.A. Music '01, M.M. '03 |
| Alex Bagby | B.S. Statistical Mathematics '83 |
| Ruth Baruth | B.S. Sociology '73, M.S. Psychology '75 |
| Frank Bright, Ph.D. | Ph.D. Chemistry '85 |
| Thomas Brown | M.A. History '71, Ph.D. History '74 |
| Martha Burger | B.S. Medical Technology '93 |
| Greg Casillas | B.S. Geology '83 |
| Val Castor | B.S. Geography '85 |
| Peter Exline | B.S. Philosophy '69 |
| Bernard Fuemmeler, Ph.D. | M.S. Psychology '98, Ph.D. Psychology '01 |
| Scott Huston | B.S. History '76 |
| Bob Martin | B.S. Computer Science '92, MBA '97 |
| Ronda McKown | B.S. SMSC '89 |
| Julie Nash | B.A. English '91 |
| L. Alan Prather, Ph.D. | M.S. Botany '90 |
| Ron Schaefer | B.S. Communication Disorders '72 |
| Michelle Shinn, Ph.D. | B.S. Physics '78, M.S. Physics '80, Ph.D. Physics '83 |
| Dana Stone | B.A. French '78, B.A. German '78 |
| David Swank | B.A. Political Science '53 |
| James Truscott | B.S. Hotel and Restaurant Administration '62 |
| Clay Turner | BFA Graphic Design '80 |
2018
| Ann Ackerman, Ph.D. | B.S. Mathematics '72 |
| John Alberts | B.S. Sociology '87 |
| Carol Alexander | B.S. Journalism '86, B.A. Spanish '86 |
| David Allen | B.A. Philosophy '89 |
| Vicki Baker, M.D., MPH | B.S. Psychology '79 |
| Paul Bohannon | B.A. Political Science '72 |
| Joe Carroll | B.S. Computer Science '86 |
| Tom Cason, Ph.D. | B.S. Biological Sciences '72, M.S. Biological Sciences '74, Ph.D. Botany '77 |
| Alvin Cobb | B.A. History '65 |
| Jeanie Cooper | B.S. Speech/Theater '66 |
| John David | B.S. Broadcast Journalism '68 |
| Chris Fore, Ph.D. | M.S. Psychology '94, Ph.D. Psychology '97 |
| Michael Grim, Ph.D. | B.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders '86 |
| Dr. Debbie Huff, M.D. | B.S. Microbiology '80 |
| Will Joyce | B.A. English '01 |
| Colte Julian | B.A. Music '06 |
| Michael D. Kuykendall | B.S. Geology '82, M.S. Geology '85 |
| Sherry Marshall | B.S. Physics '92 |
| Mark Miller | M.S. Geography '72 |
| Gilbert Sanders, Ed.D. | B.S. History '67 |
| Sonya Terpening | B.S. Art Education '77 |
| Mario White | B.A. History '02, B.S. Math '02 |
2017
| Alisa Ben | B.A. Journalism and Broadcasting '01 |
| Jerry Burson, Ed.D. | B.A. Theatre '55 |
| Tony Cho, Ph.D. | B.M. Music Performance '98 |
| Barrett Cieutat | M.S. Geology '92 |
| Emily Drennan | B.A. Spanish '03 |
| Otto Duecker | B.A. Art Education '70 |
| Bhaskar Dutta | Ph.D. Physics '95 |
| Margaret Ewing, Ph.D. | Ph.D. Zoology '66 |
| Bill Fournet | M.A. History '95 |
| Kimberly Hays | B.A. Philosophy '90 |
| Kay Oltmanns Headrick | B.S. Speech Pathology '85 |
| Elizabeth Hood, Ph.D. | M.S. Botany '80 |
| Brian McDowell, D.O. | B.S. Microbiology '98, D.O. '03 |
| Fred Regnier, Ph.D. | Ph.D. Chemistry '66 |
| John Rice, Ph.D. | B.S. Math '54 |
| Geoffrey Simpson | B.S. Computer Science '97 |
| Michael Sloniker | B.S. General Business '67 |
| William Talley | B.S. Biological Sciences '55 |
| Jane Thomas | B.S. Sociology '75 |
| Neil Van Dalsem | B.A. English Literature '91 |
| Vance Winningham | B.S. Pre-Law '63 |
2016
| Barbara Bonner, Ph.D. | Ph.D. Clinical Psychology '84 |
| Stephanie Clark | B.F.A. Graphic Design '94 |
| Sheldon Detrick | B.S. Aerospace '59 |
| Robert Easterling, Ph.D. | Ph.D. Statistics '67 |
| Eric Eissenstat | B.S. Political Science '80 |
| Jon Glass | B.S. Geology '79, M.S. '81 |
| Sandra Hofer | B.S. Foreign Language '76 |
| Lonnie Huff | B.S. Communication Sciences & Disorders '69, M.S. '72 |
| Cynthia Jordy | B.S. Botany & Ecology '86, M.S. Botany '88 |
| Victoria Knoll | B.S. Mathematics '93 |
| Lowell Kyle | B.S. Language Arts '69 |
| Sharron Miller | B.A. Theatre '71 |
| Jerry Overton, Ph.D. | B.S. & M.S. Geography '70, M.S. Geology '89 |
| Robert Purcell | B.A. Chemistry '57 |
| Michael Rydin | B.A. Philosophy '74, B.S. Math, '75 |
| Matthew Sivils, Ph.D. | M.A. English '02, Ph.D. '06 |
| Larry Solomon | B.S. Journalism & Public Relations '83 |
| Michael Steelman | B.S. Zoology '69 |
| Jim Troxel | B.S. Sociology '68 |
| Vinit Verma | M.S. Computer Science '87 |
| John Whitney, Ph.D. | B.S. Bacteriology '61, Ph.D. Microbiology '67 |
2015
| Susan Barber | M.S. Botany '75 |
| Julia Brown | B.A. Political Science '72 |
| Timothy Carver | B.S. Computer Science '94 |
| Terry Cline Ph.D. | M.S. Psychology '85, Ph.D. Psychology '92 |
| Paul Corrigan | B.F.A. Graphic Design '91 |
| Randy Couture | B.A. Foreign Languages (German) '92 |
| Barry Epperley | B.A. Music '66, M.S. Music '69 |
| Leroy Folks | M.S. Statistics '55 |
| Mike Gaskins | B.S. Geology '80 |
| Sarah Hoyt | B.S. Theatre '66 |
| Bahaeddin Jassemnejad, Ph.D. | B.S. Physics '86 |
| Steven Karr, Ph. D. | B.A. History '01 |
| John Kempf | B.A. Philosophy '73 |
| Carl Kerfoot | B.S. Chemistry '49 |
| Alfred Litchenburg | B.S. Mathematics '71, M.S. Mathematics '72 |
| Dilin Liu, Ph.D. | B.A. English '92 |
| Jill Moore | B.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders '74 |
| Alonzo Poindexter | B.S. Military Studies '63 |
| Lt. Col. William "Bill" Schwertfeger | B.S. Aerospace Studies '67 |
| David Waits | M.S. Geography '88 |
| Mary Jane Wooten | B.S. Microbiology '72 |
2014
| Burris DeBenning | B.S. Art '59 | |
| Brenda Neal | B.S. Health and Educational Psychology '65 | |
| Jeffrey Medders | B.S. Journalism and Broadcasting '85 | |
2013
| Rick Fritz | B.S. Geology '74, M.S. Geology '78 | |
2012
| Vincent Logan, Esq. | B.S. Political Science '79 | |
2011
| Rex Linn | B.S. Broadcast Journalism '81 | |
2010
| Vaughn Vennerberg, II | B.S. Psychology '76 | |
2009
| Robert Purcell, M.D. | B.A. Chemistry '57 | |
2008
| Richard Jennings | B.S. Premedical Science '71 | |
2007
| Ira Scott, Jr. | B.S. Mathematics '67 | |
2006
| Keith McGlamery | B.S. English '69 | |
2005
| Michael Ryan | B.S. Music '85 | |
2004
| Charles Dambach | B.S. Speech (Theatre) '67 | |
2003
| Rhonda Hooper | B.S. Advertising '78 | |
| Robertson Work | B.A. English '66 | |
2002
| Jan Riggs Cloyde | B.S. Sociology '72,M.S. Applied Health and Educational Psychology '74 | |
2001
| Robert Baker | M.S. Zoology '65 | |
| Karen Keith | B.S. Broadcast Journalism '76 | |
2000
| Myron Ledbetter | B.S. Zoology '48 | |
| James Whiteneck | B.S. Physiology '75 | |
1999
| J.B. and Richard Bailey | Distinguished Friends | |
1998
| Jean Clinton | Distinguished Friend | |
| Blaine Greteman | B.A. English '98 | |
1997
| John Niblack | B.S. Chemistry '60 | |
1996
| Brooks Mitchell | B.S. English '68 | |
| Helen Newman | B.S. History '65 | |
1994
| Thomas Bennett, Jr. | B.S. Sociology '73, Ph.D. Business Administration '15 | |
| L.E. "Dean" Stringer | B.S. Political Science '58 | |
1993
| Gene Nichol, Jr. | B.A. Philosophy '73 | |
1992
| Cynthia Round | B.A. Speech '75 | |
1991
| Jenks Jones, Jr. | Distinguished Service | |
| David Jorns | B.S. Broadcast Journalism '66, M.S. TV '68 | |
| Robert Webster | B.S. Computer Science '78, M.S. Computer Science '80 | |
1990
| Herbert Davis | B.S. Geology '53 | |
| MG Donald Ferrell | B.S. Journalism and Broadcasting '53 | |
| Eugene Jackson | B.A. Natural Science '50 | |
| Robert King | B.S. Microbiology '67, Ph.D. Microbiology '71 | |
1989
| Danny Conklin | B.S. Geology '57 | |
| Jay Daniel | B.A. Speech (Theatre) '65 | |
| Bill Goldston | B.S. Art '66 | |
| Wayman Spence, M.D. | B.S. Premedical Science '56 | |
1980
| Boone Pickens | B.S. Geology '51 | |
| A.J. Vlitos | B.S. Botany '48 | |
1979
| George Moore | B.S. Zoology '23 | |
| William Payne | B.S. Chemistry '15 | |
| Clyde Wheeler, Jr. | B.A. History '47, M.A. Political Science '51 | |
1978
| William Hytche | M.S. Natural and Applied Science '58, Ed.D. Higher Education '69 | |
| Paul McDaniel | B.S. Geology '49 | |
| Earl Richert | B.S. Education '36 | |
1977
| Valerie Colvin | ||
| M.B. Seretean | B.S. Marketing '49 | |
1976
| Otto Miller | ||
| Paul Miller | B.S. '33 | |
1975
| Robert Kamm | ||
| William Pogue | M.S. Mathematics '60 | |
| Schiller Scroggs | B.S. Mathematics '49 | |