, located in Stillwater, Oklahoma , is an institution of higher learning founded in 1890 as a Land-grant University , known as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (Oklahoma A&M). The name was changed in 1957 to reflect the broadening scope of curriculum offered. The campus has a total enrollment of 20,834 students for the 2005-06 academic year, 18,909 of which are undergraduates.
In addition to these, the Graduate College oversees the graduate degree programs of all colleges, and the Honors College provides further opportunities for students to study, conduct research, and exchange ideas in a challenging and supportive academic environment.
Oklahoma State has garnered many awards and distinctions. As a land-grant university, historically renowned programs include its College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and the College of Veterinary Medicine . The College of Engineering is internationally renowned, particularly in the fields of architecture and mechanical engineering.
- The Student Guide to America's 100 Best College Buys named Oklahoma State as America's Best College Buy in 1998.
- It has been named a ''Truman Honor Institution'' for its success in producing Truman Scholars .
- OSU is one of five U.S. universities where Sun Grant Research Initiative programs have been established by the U.S. Congress in the Sun Grant Research Initiative Act of 2003 for the purposes of researching and developing sustainable and environmentally-friendly bio-based energy alternatives.
- Oklahoma State has graduated more Native Americans than any other university in the nation.
- The Math Department has been recognized by the American Mathematics Association as one of four innovative programs in the nation and has producing five Sloan Fellows , which is equal to that of MIT .
- The U.S. National Security Agency has chosen OSU as its newest
National Center Of Academic Excellence for Information Assurance Education.
- OSU's architecture students have won more national and international competitions than any school in the nation except the University Of Illinois .
- OSU chemical engineering students won first-place for the third time in the 10-year history of the American Institute Of Chemical Engineers ' National Team Plant Design Competition.
- Aerospace engineering designed, built, and flew multiple winning , Office Of Naval Research , and Cessna Aircraft Company .
- The Oklahoma Mesonet , a state-of-the-art network of Environmental Monitoring stations that is an OSU- OU partnership, won a special award from the American Meteorological Society (AMS), the nation's leading professional society for those in the atmospheric and related sciences.
- OSU is headquarters for the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, which has members from as far away as Sweden, Japan, Australia, England and South Africa.
- According to U.S. News & World Report rankings, OSU's medical school is among the nation's best. OSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa climbed in national rankings for the fifth straight year as one of the nation's top medical schools for rural medicine, family medicine and primary care.
- The library was ranked among the top 70 in the nation by the Association Of Research Libraries , in 2003-2004.
- KOSU, the campus radio station, recently won its fifth Edward R. Murrow Award, one of the most prestigious broadcast journalism awards in the country.
- Both the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and the Associated Collegiate Press recognize OSU's Daily O'Collegian as one of the top collegiate newspapers in the country.
- Oklahoma State is home of the Orange Peel , the nation's largest student run event. The students put on a concert/pep rally event which provides the OSU family with national and local headlining entertainment. Past entertainment includes Bill Cosby , Faith Hill , Sinbad , and Jeff Foxworthy .
- The famous Asian-American poet Ai is a member of the English faculty
- OSU’s Colvin Center has been named one of the top six collegiate sports facilities in the nation, by the The National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association. {Link without Title}
: NCAA Division I-A
:Conference: Big 12 (South)
:Major Rivalries: University Of Oklahoma
:: ''" The Bedlam Series "''
:Minor Rivalries: University Of Kansas (basketball), University Of Iowa (wrestling)
: NCAA Championships: 47
:: Wrestling : 34
:: Golf : 9
:: Basketball : 2
:: Baseball : 1
:: Cross Country : 1
:Athletic Director: Mike Holder
OSU has one of the richest histories of any athletic program in the nation, and hosts the largest homecoming in the country. At 47 total national titles, OSU has the fourth most team national championships in the country. OSU has one of the highest athlete graduation rates in the country. In the Sears Cup standings, OSU has finished among the top 30 programs six times since the award's inception in 1994. The award is designed to recognize the best all-around athletic programs.
The Cowboy wrestling team is among the most storied programs in all of college sports. The Pokes brought home their 33rd NCAA championship in spring 2005, scoring the most points ever by an Oklahoma State wrestling team in the NCAAs. OSU won their 34th overall (and 4th consecutive) title in 2006. OSU's 34 team titles are the most ever collected by a school in one sport. The Cowboys have also produced 126 individual national champions, including the sport's first-ever four-time champion, Pat Smith.
Football and men's basketball also have superior traditions at Oklahoma State. In Football, O-State is sometimes referred to as Tailback U., being the alma matter of Barry Sanders , Thurman Thomas , Tatum Bell , and Vernand Morency . OSU is also one of the country's premier men's basketball programs. It has been the home of coaches such as Henry Iba and Eddie Sutton . In 2004, they progressed to the NCAA Final Four in San Antonio only to lose to national runner-up Georgia Tech .
Oklahoma State University has had a longstanding and celebrated rivalry with the Oklahoma Sooners called the Bedlam Series , a rivalry that encompasses all the athletic contests between the two universities.
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- Edward C. Gallagher , former wrestling coach; winningest coach in NCAA wrestling history
- Mike Gundy , current football head coach
- Mike Holder, former men's golf coach and current athletic director
- Henry Iba , former men's basketball head coach
- Jimmy Johnson , former football head coach
- Pat Jones , former football head coach
- Les Miles , former football head coach
- John Smith , current wrestling head coach
- Eddie Sutton , current men's basketball head coach
- Sean Sutton, current head coach designate of the men's basketball team and son of Eddie Sutton
- Gary Ward, former baseball coach
In the storied history of Oklahoma State Athletics, 55 different athletes have participated in some Olympic sport. Oklahoma State representatives have been coaches, wrestlers, baseball players, softball players, track and field participants, managers, and team physicians. Not only has OSU had many Olympians, OSU athletes have amassed an outstanding 24 medals including 21 gold, two silver, and one bronze.
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::Guy Lookabaugh - Wrestled at 158.5 and received 4th place
::Orion Stuteville - Wrestling participant
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::Clarence Berryman - Wrestled at 145 and received 6th place
::George Rule - Wrestling participant
::Charles Strack - Wrestling participant
::Earl McCready - Wrestling participant for Team Canada at Heavyweight
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::Bobby Pearce - Won gold medal at 123 in wrestling
::Jack VanBebber - Won gold medal at 158.5 in wrestling
::Melvin Clodfelter - Wrestling participant at 145
::Conrald Caldwell - Wrestling participant
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::Frank Lewis - Won gold medal at 158.5 in wrestling
::Ross Flood - Won silver medal at 123 in wrestling
::Roy Dunn - Wrestling participant at Heavyweight
::Fred Parkey - Wrestling participant
::Harley Strong - Wrestling participant at 145
::George Chiga - Wrestling participant for Team Canada atHeavyweight
::Ed Gallagher - Honorary Coach
::Clarence Gallagher - Trainer
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::Bob Kurland - Won gold medal as member of USA Basketball Team
::Jesse Renick - Won gold medal as member of USA Basketball Team
::Hal Moore - Wrestled at 136.5 and received 6th place
::William Jernigan - Wrestling participant at 114.5
::Richard Hutton - Wrestling participant at Heavyweight
::Art Griffith - Coached the USA Wrestling Team
::Cliff Keen - Manager for USA Wrestling Team
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::Bob Kurland - Won gold medal as a member of USA Basketball Team
::J.W. Mashburn - Participated in track and field
::Raymond Swartz - Coached the USA Wrestling Team
::Buel Patterson - Manager for USA Wrestling Team
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::J.W. Mashburn - Won gold medal in the 1600 meter relay
::Myron Roderick - Wrestled at 136.5 and received 4th place
::Dick Beattie - Wrestling participant at 160.5
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::Doug Blubaugh - Won gold medal in wrestling at 160.5
::Shelby Wilson - Won gold medal in wrestling at 147.5
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::Yojiro Uetake - Won gold medal in wrestling at 125.5
::Bobby Douglas - Wrestled at 138.5 and received 4th place
::Henry Iba - Coached the USA Basketball Team
::Rex Perry - Coached the USA Wrestling Team
::Myron Roderick - Assistant coach for the USA Wrestling Team
::Fendley Collins - Manager for the USA Wrestling Team
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::Yojiro Uetake - Won gold medal in wrestling at 125.5
::James King - Won gold medal as member of USA Basketball Team
::Bobby Douglas - Wrestling participant at 138.5
::Henry Iba - Coached the USA Basketball Team
::Dr. Donald Cooper - Team Physician for the USA Basketball Team
::Tom Von Ruden - 1,500m and finished ninth
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::Gene Davis - Wrestling participant at 136.5
::J. Robinson - Greco Roman wrestling participant at 180.5
::Harry Geris - Wrestled for Team Canada at Heavyweight
::Henry Iba - Coached the USA Basketball Team
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::Gene Davis - Won bronze medal in wrestling at 136.5
::Jimmy Jackson - Wrestling participant at Heavyweight
::Harry Geris - Wrestled for Team Canada at Heavyweight
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::Gary Green - Won gold medal as member of USA Baseball Team
::Bruce Bumgartner - Won gold medal in wrestling
::Lee Roy Smith - Wrestling participant at 136.5
::Henry Iba - Coach of USA Basketball Team
::Bill McDaniel - Team Doctor for USA Basketball
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::John Smith - Won gold medal in wrestling at 136.5
::Kenny Monday - Won gold medal in wrestling at 163
::Robin Ventura - Won gold medal as member of USA Baseball Team
::Christine McMiken - Participated in Track and Field
::Joe Seay - Assistant Coach for USA Wrestling Team
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::John Smith - Won gold medal in wrestling at 136.5
::Kenny Monday - Won silver medal in wrestling at 163
::Kendall Cross - Wrestling participant at 125.5
::Lee Roy Smith - Coach of the USA Wrestling Team
::Bobby Douglas - Coach of the USA Wrestling Team
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::Michele Smith - Won gold medal as member of USA Softball Team
::Kendall Cross - Won gold medal in wrestling at 125.5
::Kenny Monday - Wrestled at 163 and received 6th place
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::Michele Smith - Won gold medal as member of USA Softball Team
::John Smith - Coach of the USA Wrestling Team
- William W. Caudill , FAIA, notable U.S. Architect (1914-1983)
- Eason Leonard , noted architect, co-founder of I.M. Pei and Partners (now Pei Cobb Fried & Partners)
- William Pogue , Ret. Colonel, USAF , NASA astronaut, pilot of Skylab 4
- Dr. H. Edward Roberts , inventor of the personal computer who helped shape modern computing as it is known today
- Stuart Roosa , NASA Astronaut , Apollo 14
- Robert A. Whitney , Acting Surgeon General of the United States
Name, Expertise, Current Institution
- Rick Antle, Accounting, Yale University School of Management
- Adnan Badran, former President of Jordan, Philadelphia University and Yarmouk University
- Craig Casey, Electrical engineering, Duke University
- Philip Lee Cline, Economics, Washington And Lee University
- Joel W. Cook, Public Policy and Management, George Washington University
- Laura P. Coombs, Biostatistics, George Washington University
- Bill Emanuel, Environmental Science, University Of Virginia / NASA
- F.H. Griffis, Civil Engineering, Columbia University
- Robert Hardage, Geology, University Of Texas At Austin
- Anita Hill , Government, Brandeis University
- Matthew Huang, Mechanical Engineering, University Of Michigan
- Steven E. Ealick, Biochemistry, Cornell University
- Salah S. Hassan, Management, George Washington University
- Ray Lorenzo Heffner (attended but did not graduate from OSU), former President, Brown University
- Jack Hoopes, Neuroscience and Surgical Medicine, Dartmouth College
- Charles A. Kimball, Dean of the Religion Department, Wake Forest University
- Bill Lacy, President, SUNY Purchase , former president of Cooper Union
- Edgar Leonard, Marketing, Emory University
- Gene R. Nichol , President, The College Of William And Mary
- Robert W. MacVicar, former president, Oregon State University
- James T. O'Connor, Civil Engineering, University Of Texas At Austin (One of the nation's top five civil engineering programs according to US News rankings)
- Amado M. Padilla , Psychology, Stanford University (One of the nation's top five psychology programs according to US News)
- Charles R. Plott, Economics, California Institute Of Technology
- Jack Rutledge, Animal Sciences, University Of Wisconsin
- Junren Shi, Researcher at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy Of Sciences
- Narayanasami Sathyamurthy, Chemistry, India Institute Of Technology
- Mason B. Tomson, Chemistry, Rice University
- Ben Ware, Vice President of Research and noted biophysicist, Syracuse University
- Terry P. Wilson, Native American and Ethnic Studies, University Of California At Berkeley
- Joe Allbaugh , former FEMA director (February 2001 to March 2003)
- Adnan Badran , former Prime Minister of Jordan (also see academia section)
- Tom Coburn , US Senator
- Maj. Gen. (USA, Ret.) Al Goodbary
- Loyd Hackler, Assistant Press Secretary to President Lyndon Johnson , former President of the National Retail Foundation
- John Paul Hammerschmidt , former US Congressman, Arkansas
- Joel Hefley , US House , 5th District of Colorado
- Duck-Woo Nam , former Prime Minister of South Korea (1980-1982)
- Don Nickles , former US Senator
- William Royer , former US Congressman, California
- Steven W. Taylor , Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice
- Wes Watkins , US House , Oklahoma
- Robert A. Whitney , Acting Surgeon General of the United States
- John Ashley, Producer (" The A-Team ," " Walker, Texas Ranger "), Associate Producer ("Apocalypse Now: Redux")
- Tomur Atagok , famed Turkish Artist
- James Strickland Back, radio personality and long-time news director of KRMG Radio in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Jimmie Baker, Emmy Award winning director and producer retired from ABC
- Garth Brooks , singer
- Travis Brorsen , actor
- Gary Busey , actor
- Chester Gould , creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip
- Benjamin Harjo, Jr, Famous Native American Artist
- Rex Linn, actor "," " Rush Hour "
- James Marsden , actor (Cyclops in " X-Men ")
- Miles Moffeit , investigative reporter, Denver Post
- Matthew Mungle (Academy Award Winner)
- Kinga Philipps- Host of USA's "Ready for the Weekend" Movie Program, Mrs. Powers in "Goldmember"
- Bob Tourtellotte, founder of Gotham Magazine, current media correspondent for Reuters, and independent film producer
- Mike Ward, reporter, Austin American-Statesman
- W.W. Allen, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Phillips Petroleum Company
- Don Brattain, venture capitalist
- James Don Carreker, former CEO, Trammell Crow
- Edwin Cook, President, American Bank Systems
- G. Michael Crooch, Director of International Accounting, Arthur Andersen
- Stephen L. Cropper, President and CEO of Williams Pipelines
- Kenneth O. "K.O." Dixon, retired founder and president of Dixon Industries
- Charlie Eitel, Chaiman and CEO, Simmons Company; number one manufacturer of mattresses
- Gordon Eubanks , CEO and President, Symantec Corporation, makers of Norton Antivirus
- Ronald L. Hoffman, Chairman and CEO, Dover Corporation (a Fortune 100 company)
- Fran Jabara , founder of merchant banking and investment company Jabara Ventures Group and the Jabara Family Foundation, also co-founder of Leisure Hotels Group, expert in entrepreneurial studies
- Paul Miller , former President of the Associated Press and former Chairman and CEO of Gannett Company (publisher of many newspapers including USA Today )
- T. Boone Pickens , Corporate tycoon and billionaire; has donated over $235 million to OSU, including to the renovation of The Football Stadium
- Dennis H. Reilley, CEO of Praxair, Inc.
- M. B. "Bud" Seretean, former CEO of Coronet Industries , former general manager of the Atlanta Hawks .
- Willard Sparks, former CEO of Sparks Companies and former co-owner of Memphis Redbirds
- Carl D. Thoma, CEO and co-founder of Thoma Cressey, a leading private equity firm
- Tom Turvey, Director of Strategic Partner Development, Google
- Thomas "Tom" K. Tracy, Chairman and CEO of Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey Capital Markets, Atlanta, Georgia
- Charles Watson , Chairman, Founder and CEO of energy giant Dynegy Corp., owner of the Houston Aeros professional hockey team
- Tony Allen , current NBA basketball player, Boston Celtics
- Tatum Bell , current NFL football player, Denver Broncos
- Jeromy Burnitz , current MLB baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Danny Edwards , PGA golfer
- David Edwards , PGA golfer
- Joey Graham , current NBA basketball player, Toronto Raptors
- Don Haskins , former NCAA men's basketball coach, University Of Texas At El Paso , subject of movie '' Glory Road ''
- Charles Howell III , current PGA golfer
- Pete Incaviglia , former MLB baseball player, Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball newspaper College Baseball Player of the Century
- John Juanda , Professional poker player, Winner of 3 World Series Of Poker bracelets
- R.W. McQuarters , current NFL football player, Detroit Lions
- Desmond Mason , current NBA basketball player, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
- Vernand Morency , current NFL football player, Houston Texans
- Houston Nutt , current NCAA football head coach, University Of Arkansas
- Doyle Parrack , former NBA basketball player, and NCAA coach
- Bryant Reeves , former NBA basketball player, Vancouver Grizzlies
- Allie Reynolds , MLB pitcher
- Barry Sanders , Heisman Trophy winner, former NFL football player, Detroit Lions ; Hall Of Famer
- Bill Self , current NCAA basketball head coach, University Of Kansas ; former head coach Oral Roberts University , University Of Tulsa , University Of Illinois
- Mickey Tettleton , fomer MLB baseball player
- Thurman Thomas , former NFL football player, Buffalo Bills
- Bob Tway , current PGA golfer
- Robin Ventura , former MLB baseball player
- Scott Verplank , current PGA golfer
- Rashaun Woods , current NFL football player, San Francisco 49ers
''This currently an incomplete list. An interactive mapis available to locate buildings on campus.''
- Advanced Technology Research Center
- Agriculture Hall
- Architecture
- Barlett Center for the Visual Arts
- Classroom Building
- Colvin Recreation Center
- Edmon Low Library
- Engineering North
- Engineering South
- Food and Agricultural Products Research & Technology Center
- Gundersen
- Hanner
- Human Environmental Sciences
- Human Environmental Sciences West
- Life Sciences East
- Life Sciences West
- Math Statistics Computer Science
- Morrill
- Noble Research Center
- North Murray
- Paul Miller Journalism Building
- Physical Sciences
- Seretean Center for the Performing Arts
- Spears School of Business
- Thatcher Hall
- Whitehurst
- Williard, home of the College of Education
- Bennett
- Bost
- Davis
- Drummond Hall
- Iba Hall
- Kamm-Peterson-Friend
- Kerr Hall
- Parker Hall
- Patchin-Jones Hall
- Scott Hall
- Stout Hall
- Suite Halls A-F (under construction)
- Booker Hall (formerly known as Suite A)
- Stinchcomb Hall (formerly known as Suite B)
- Wentz Hall
- Zink-Allen
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