Business Matters

Accomplishments & Opportunities from the Pandemic Year

The journey of an elite athlete and driven, high-performing student can be extremely busy and demanding. For Walker, the pandemic was a complete change of pace.

A ‘blank canvas’ turns into a national award for apparel design team

Empowerment & Education: Adam Rateb

A long list of accomplishments for Adam Rateb '20, MBA '21 includes athletic and academic accolades and community leadership.

Pride and Determination Usher Continued Success at TEC Equipment

Marketing … to empower a community

Jonathan Riley's creative firm, better, takes on the big issues to empower a community.

Big Day, Big Moment, Big Cheese for OSU Entrepreneur

Tate Koenig '12 brings his hopes, dreams, entrepreneurial goals – and the Cheese Chopper – to the ABC television show, Shark Tank.

Creating a Legacy: Laura B. Smith Faculty Scholar

Murray Smith and his wife, Linda Smith, create an endowed fund in remembrance of his mother’s career as design faculty at OSU.

Envisioning the recovery: Four industries in a changed landscape

A year into the pandemic and with slightly brighter days ahead, our alumni take us through their experiences and the places and spaces in which their businesses operate. They also answer the question: When and how will “normal” days return?

Beaverton Foods: A flavorful family legacy

Beaverton Foods has enjoyed more than 90 years of success because of hard work, good taste and innovation.

Seeing the need and meeting it

Oregon State University Board of Trustees member and College of Business alumna Patty Bedient steps up for Business Catalyst Scholars Program.

Good data: IBM pro speaks at Business Analytics Symposium

Mary Coucher ’83 is a College of Engineering graduate who’s also been an active member of the Dean’s Council of Excellence in the College of Business.

Zoe-Vonna Palmrose: Learning is a two-way street

Zoe-Vonna Palmrose Palmrose has had a long, prestigious academic career and is our 2019-2020 Innovative and Distinguished Business Professional.

Willen Sin: Taking 100% of the shots

Willen Sin ’13 can tell you straight up – it only takes .9 seconds to change the result of a game – and he firmly believes that life is no different.

Susie Wright: A Degree & Thriving Business

At 56, Susie Wright, a longtime stylist for Nordstrom and influential fashion blogger, finishes what she started as an undergrad.

­It’s a time to look within and find the skills that enlighten you

'I remember being scared when I lost my job; I remember feeling like I had failed in some major way. But I realize that the experience of losing my job ... was also really freeing. '

Red Bull, 20 tons of snow and a mindset for business success

Entrepreneur and co-founder of Shwood Eyewear Dan Genco’s words of encouragement to the Class of 2020.

April’s Crutch: Award-winning business owner and designer takes bold steps

April Davenport, just months before graduation, has an award-winning fashion line, an award-winning business and a position at Billy Footwear, an adaptive shoe company.

Undergraduate research opportunity is more than sitting with “all the adults”

“My expectation at that meeting was that I was the student, and I would be helping them, assisting someone. But I quickly realized that I was their researcher, expected to supply them with information they didn’t have.”

2019 Hall of Fame Honoree Tom Toomey

A story with a familiar ring – Tom Toomey ’82 came from a humble household in Oregon, putting himself through college by working full-time.

Our 2018-19 alumni winners

Portland Alumni Reception at The Nines

Ken Austin: Goodbye to a hero

Eating, drinking — and making — successful businesses

Tenacity Propels Marketing Executive’s Career