Eight Spears Business accounting students earn OSCPA scholarships for 2025-26

Eight Spears Business accounting students earn OSCPA scholarships for 2025-26

Monday, September 29, 2025

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Eight students in Oklahoma State University's School of Accounting received Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA) scholarships for the 2025-26 school year.

Spears School of Business accounting students represented eight of the 40 OSCPA scholarship recipients in 2025-26. The organization awarded more than $65,000 in scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $4,000.

In addition to general scholarships, the OSCPA provided 11 named scholarships to accounting students with significant achievements. At OSU, Emmy Alfred was named the winner of the Robin Byford Scholarship.

Byford, who earned both her bachelor's in accounting (1981) and master's in accounting (1982) from OSU, is a 2023 inductee into the Wilton T. Anderson Hall of Fame for the Spears Business School of Accounting. She is a longtime financial advisor and principal at Carter Byford Wojtek Group of Raymond James in Oklahoma City.

The OSCPA is the leading professional association representing CPAs in Oklahoma. With a rich history spanning over a century, the OSCPA is committed to enhancing the accounting profession through advocacy, education and community engagement.

OSCPA scholarship applications open each year in the fall, and students are selected the following summer for the succeeding school year. To learn more about the OSCPA's Educational Foundation, visit oscpa.com.

OSU's School of Accounting exists to prepare people to make a difference in the world by teaching essential interpersonal skills alongside a high-quality accounting education backed by impactful research and outreach. Learn more about their mission by visiting their official website.

Spears Business OSCPA Scholarship Recipients

• Emmy Alfred (Robin Byford Scholarship)
• Hunter Combs
• Annie Dridge
• Ethan Hammer
• Adalyn Hightower
• Jackson Parchman
• Viviana Rodriguez
• Jackson Rogers