Oklahoma State University Alumni Association

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Looking to buy your first home? ?? Register for our FREE, virtual first-time homebuyer workshop hosted by our partner, American Pacific Mortgage! Topics include: ?? Understanding affordability and the advantages of purchasing a home ?? Down payment assistance programs ?? Impact of credit scores on qualifying ?? Preapproval to purchase a home ?? Finding the right home ??? Wed., Feb. 26 | 6-7 p.m. CT ?? okstatemortgage.com

The Oklahoma State University Alumni Association inducted Jerry Winchester into the OSU Hall of Fame on Friday, February 7, 2025. Jerry Winchester graduated from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical power engineering in 1983. Winchester was a three-year letterman with the Cowboy football team earning All Big Eight Conference Academic recognition. Winchester is the retired CEO of Seventy Seven Energy, an Oklahoma City-based oil field and energy service company formed from a spin-off of Chesapeake Energy’s Oilfield Service business. Prior to that role, he was the CEO of the Houston-based pressure control and oil well firefighting business, Boots & Coots, and also worked for 15 years with Halliburton Energy Services. ?Winchester recently served as the council president for the Last Frontier Council of the Boy Scouts of America and was awarded the Silver Beaver from the Boy Scouts, which is the highest honor a council can bestow on a volunteer. He and his wife, Rae, have also chaired the Gathering of Eagles event gala for new Eagle Scouts and their parents. In addition to his service with scouting, Winchester had a 20-plus year involvement with OSU having served as board chairman for both the OSU Foundation and the OSU Alumni Association. He is also a member of the OSU College of Engineering Hall of Fame. Winchester is the immediate past board chair for the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and served as a volunteer for the boards of the Oklahoma 4-H Foundation, Duncan Regional Hospital and the Multilateral Endowment Management Company, which currently manages the OSU Foundation's endowment of OSU assets. He also currently serves on the board?of directors for Regent Bank headquartered in Tulsa. The Winchesters have two daughters, Leigh and Abbie, who are both OSU graduates. They currently reside at their ranch in Lincoln County, southwest of Perkins, Oklahoma. He is a life member of the OSU Alumni Association. Induction into the OSU Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by Oklahoma State University It recognizes alumni and former students with outstanding lifetime achievements in society and professional life. Learn more at okla.st/3jJN52B

The Oklahoma State University Alumni Association inducted Melinda Stinnett into the OSU Hall of Fame on Friday, February 7, 2025. Melinda Stinnett graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. Stinnett was the managing director of Stinnett & Associates, a certified Women’s Business Enterprise and certified Great Place to Work, which she founded in 2001. Stinnett and her leadership team grew the firm from a “party of one” to more than 120 team members and contractors in six cities spread across three states. During that time, they significantly expanded their service offerings beyond Sarbanes-Oxley and internal audit services to include cybersecurity, supply chain management, data analytics and ESG. In July 2022, Stinnett & Associates was acquired by CBIZ, a public company offering accounting, tax, and advisory services. She was a senior managing director and co-led the risk advisory services practice, one of the fastest growing divisions in the advisory group. Stinnett is also passionate about giving back to her community. She is currently a member of the Tulsa Community College Foundation Board member and the Tulsa Regional Chamber Board of Advisors. She is also a member of the OSU Foundation Board of Governors, the OSU School of Accounting Advisory Board and Executive Committee and the OSU Eastin Career Center Readiness Board. Stinnett also served as a board member of the Philbrook Museum of Art and the Indian Nations Council of the Boys Scouts of America. Stinnett was named Oklahoma Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration in 2017. She was named the Oklahoma Society of CPA’s 2021 Outstanding Member in Business & Industry award and was selected as the 2021 inductee into the OSU Spears School of Business Hall of Fame. Stinnett was also a recipient of the OSU Spears School of Business 100 for 100 in 2015, and in 2011 was recognized as an OSU School of Accounting Distinguished Alumni and honored with the OSU Spears School of Business Orange Star Award. In her spare time, Stinnett enjoys Marvel superhero movies, scuba diving and quality time with her family which includes her husband, Joel; their four children – Amanda, Josh, Nate and Sarah; two daughters-in-law – Mallory and Shanyn; and three grandchildren – Amelia, Stetson and Sullivan. She is a life member of the OSU Alumni Association. Induction into the OSU Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by Oklahoma State University It recognizes alumni and former students with outstanding lifetime achievements in society and professional life. Learn more at okla.st/3jJN52B

The Oklahoma State University Alumni Association inducted Drs. John and Catherine Jameson into the OSU Hall of Fame on Friday, February 7, 2025. Dr. John H. Jameson graduated from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in zoology in 1970.?He completed his doctorate of dental surgery degree at Creighton University in 1974. Dr. Catherine E. Jameson attended OSU before earning a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, followed by a master’s degree in psychology from Goddard College and a doctorate in management from Walden University. While at OSU, John served on the College of Arts and Science Student Council, was sports editor of the OSU yearbook and was pledge trainer for Lambda Chi Alpha. He also worked for four years at the Edmon Low Library. John practiced dentistry in Wynnewood for 30 years and brought his knowledge of comprehensive and aesthetic dentistry as well as the integration of technology into a practice to the podium where he enjoyed speaking, writing and teaching other professionals.?Cathy is the founder of Jameson Management, Inc., an international management, hygiene, and marketing firm that offers proven management and marketing systems for helping organizations improve in a positive, forward-thinking culture. She has lectured and/or consulted in every state in the USA and in 31 countries. John was the recipient of the Alumni Merit Award from the Creighton School of Dentistry and received the OSU Distinguished Alumni Award. He served on the board of the OSU Alumni Association and is on the Board of Governors.?He is a lifetime member of the American Quarter Horse Association, has been involved with the Oklahoma Dental Association, Foundation for Academic Excellence, and Jameson Management, Inc. A passion for western and native American art led to his support of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum where he serves on the Associate Board of Directors. Cathy was inducted into the OSU College of Education Hall of Fame and was the chairperson for the Education Associates Board.?She served on the OSU Foundation Board of Trustees and is now on its Board of Governors. Cathy also received the OSU Distinguished Alumni Award. She is on the Board of Directors for the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. She was named one of the Top 25 Women in Dentistry and received lifetime achievement awards from the Excellence in Dentistry Organization and the Academy of Dental Office Managers.?She has had nine books and over 1500 articles published. She is a member of the American Association of Female Executives, The National Speaker’s Association, Academy of Dental Management Consultants, and Chi Omega Women’s Fraternity. Induction into the OSU Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by Oklahoma State University It recognizes alumni and former students with outstanding lifetime achievements in society and professional life. Learn more at okla.st/3jJN52B

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The Oklahoma State University Alumni Association inducted Jay Helm into the OSU Hall of Fame on Friday, February 7, 2025. J. Loy “Jay” Helm graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. While on campus, he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, an experience that deepened his passion for OSU. Upon graduation, he quickly began supporting OSU as a football and basketball booster. After graduating, Helm began employment with the Hardesty Company. Prior to forming American Residential Group in 1997, he served as managing partner for Lincoln Property Company in the Oklahoma and Arkansas regions. Helm currently serves as chairman of American Residential Group, a commercial real estate firm engaged in the development and management of multifamily residential properties. In 2001, Helm’s passion for broad and equal access to quality public higher education was recognized by Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating, and he was appointed to the OSU/A&M Board of Regents where he served for 12 years until being appointed by Governor Mary Fallin to the State Regents for Higher Education in 2013. He served the State Regents until his retirement in 2022. Helm currently serves as the chair of the OSU Medical Authority Board of Trustees and the OSU Medical Trust Board of Trustees. He also serves on the MapleMark Bank Board and the executive committee of the board of directors for the Tulsa Regional Chamber while being active in many other civic projects. Helm received the OSU Center for Health Sciences Distinguished Public Service Award in 2009 and was selected as an OSU in Tulsa Icon in 2017 for his contributions to the university. The OSU Spears School of Business named him to its Spears School Tributes: 100 for 100 list in 2014 and inducted him into its hall of fame in 2022. One year later, he was inducted into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame. Helm is also in the Proud and Immortal Society for helping support OSU in other areas, including multiple endowed scholarships. He is committed to giving back to the school he loves to ensure others have an opportunity to be successful. Helm and his wife, Fayenelle, have been married 45 years and have one daughter, Christian Helm Leikam, son-in-law, Robert Leikam, Jr., and grandchildren, Nellie and RK. Helm is a life plus member of the OSU Alumni Association. Induction into the OSU Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by Oklahoma State University It recognizes alumni and former students with outstanding lifetime achievements in society and professional life. Learn more at okla.st/3jJN52B

The Oklahoma State University Alumni Association inducted Frank Eaton into the OSU Hall of Fame on Friday, February 7, 2025. Frank Eaton was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on October 26, 1860. Eaton was a cowboy, scout, trail rider and a Deputy U.S. Marshall. He learned to shoot a gun at age 8 and won the nickname “Pistol Pete” at age 15 when he outshot the U.S. Cavalry’s best marksmen at Fort Gibson in the Indian Territory. While leading the 1923 Armistice Day Parade in Stillwater, a group of students from Oklahoma A&M College asked him for permission to use his likeness as the college emblem. For more than 30 years, Eaton walked the sidelines at OSU athletic events and other school gatherings demonstrating his quick draw skills, posing for photos, and keeping the crowds cheering. Eaton was also an author, writing two books about his life. “Pistol Pete: Veteran of the Old West” was published in 1952, and “Campfire Stories: Remembrances of a Cowboy Legend” was published posthumously in the early 1990s. In 1950, he began writing a weekly column for the Perkins Journal initially titled “Truthful Pete Says,” which later changed to “Pistol Pete Says.” The mythology around Pistol Pete continued throughout his life. Even in his later years, he could still toss a coin into the air, draw his pistol and shoot it before it hit the ground. Eaton died at his home in Perkins, Oklahoma at age 97 on April 18, 1958. At the time of his death, he earned his living as a blacksmith and deputy sheriff. In 1997, the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum honored Eaton with their director’s award for his contributions to the memory of the old west. In 2022, he was inducted into their Hall of Great Westerners. OSU celebrated “The Year of the Cowboy” in 2023 marking the 100th anniversary of Eaton being selected to represent the university. He lived a long life and left behind a remarkable story of resilience and courage. Generations of OSU alumni and sports fans have a special place in their hearts for “Pistol Pete.” Induction into the OSU Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by Oklahoma State University. It recognizes alumni and former students with outstanding lifetime achievements in society and professional life. Learn more at okla.st/3jJN52B

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