Oklahoma State University
2004 Undergraduate Program Alumni Survey
May 2004
Report prepared by the Office of University Assessment and Testing
210 PIO Building
(405) 744-6687
Executive Summary
The 2004 OSU Survey of Alumni of Undergraduate Programs was conducted to identify institutional
strengths and areas for improvement as indicated by recent graduates; to track the career and continuing education
trends of recent graduates; to assess achievement of learning outcomes as perceived by alumni from individual
academic programs, and to accomplish the State Regent's mandate for assessing student and alumni satisfaction.
The survey was conducted in February and March 2004 and targeted alumni of undergraduate programs who
graduated in calendar years 1998 and 2002. The survey was administered as a telephone interview and included
Common Questions (related to employment and continuing education) and questions related to program outcomes
for each degree program.
Response Rate.
A total of 2,520 telephone interviews with alumni were completed, resulting in a response
rate of 42.9%. When adjusted for alumni for whom a telephone number could not be determined and
alumni who could not be reached in the U.S., the response rate to the survey was 74.3%.
Residency.
An estimated 67.9% of the alumni who participated in the survey were living in Oklahoma, and
32.1% were contacted out-of-state. Because the survey did not attempt to reach alumni who were not in
the U.S., the number of alumni who no longer live in Oklahoma may be underestimated.
Employment.
Over 85% of alumni reported that they were employed. Most alumni reported working for
large corporations (33.2%) or small corporations or businesses (26.5%). Almost 20% were employed by
educational institutions, and 10.2% were employed by government agencies. Alumni most frequently
reported that their annual salary was in the range of $26,000-35,000 per year (27.7%). Over 93% of
employed alumni reported that their OSU education had prepared them very well or adequately for their
current position.
Continuing Education.
Over 28% of alumni had completed or were currently enrolled in graduate programs
or professional schools. Almost 52% of these were enrolled or had attended OSU graduate programs.
Over 63% were pursuing or had completed masters degrees, 11.7% were pursuing or had completed
business degrees, 8.1% were pursuing or had completed law degrees, 6.4% were pursuing or had
completed medical degrees, and 6.1% were pursuing or had completed a doctoral degree. Almost 94% of
alumni that went on to graduate or professional school stated that their OSU education had prepared them
very well or adequately for their continued education.
Introduction
In a comprehensive assessment effort, many voices must be heard in order to gain a thorough
understanding of the effectiveness of the curricula. Because the focus of assessment is on helping improve the
preparation of graduates, one approach to addressing questions about preparation for the workplace is to ask
graduates themselves (Banta and Palomba 1999). Alumni provide a logical source of evaluative feedback and a
unique perspective on the application of curricula in practice.
Information from alumni also plays an important role in the process of academic assessment. Higher
education in the United States has been undergoing critical scrutiny whereby parents, students, and government
leaders alike are increasingly calling into question the value of a college degree. This scrutiny is fueled by the
well-documented escalation of the costs of college attendance over the past two decades and concerns about the
employment prospects and even the employability of college graduates (McGuire and Casey 1999). Against this
backdrop, the pressure on colleges and universities to maximize and demonstrate effectiveness is at an all-time
high. Because a college education is a lifelong investment with presumed dividends accruing for many years after
graduation, it is logical to seek out answers to the public’s legitimate concerns through alumni surveys. Data from
alumni surveys can be a valuable part of assessment efforts aimed at providing public accountability as well as
evaluative information that can be used for program improvement.
The Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Program Alumni Survey that was conducted in February
and March 2004 sought, among other things, to identify the extent to which recent undergraduate program alumni
were satisfied that they had received quality training in professional skills and abilities at OSU (Stillwater). The
survey provided data to (1) identify institutional strengths and areas for improvement as indicated by recent
graduates; (2) track the career trends of recent OSU undergraduate program alumni; (3) provide outcomes
assessment data to individual academic programs, and (4) accomplish the State Regent's mandate for assessing
student and alumni satisfaction.
Methods
Population.
The target population for this survey was OSU undergraduate degree recipients who
graduated in
1998
and
2002
. Alumni response rates for individual programs are listed in Table 1. This included all
departments in the Colleges of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources; Arts and Sciences; Business
Administration; Engineering, Architecture, and Technology; Education; and Human Environmental Sciences.
The total number of alumni in the target population was 5,875, which represented 99.3% of the total
number of undergraduate degrees granted in 1998 and 2002. The survey was conducted in February and March
2004; therefore, alumni were contacted approximately one and five years after graduating from OSU.
Instrument Design.
The Assessment Council and the individual academic departments that participated in
the survey developed the survey instrument. The first part of the survey, called the Common Questions, was given
to all alumni. It included questions on current employment, continuing education, and overall satisfaction. The
second part of the survey was developed by each participating academic unit and was only given to alumni of that
unit. This part of the survey focused on specific aspects of the alumnus’ degree program.
Survey Administration.
The survey was administered as a telephone interview. The OSU Bureau for
Social Research conducted the survey telephone interviews in February and March 2004 and coordinated data
collection. The Office of Institutional Research, the OSU Foundation, and individual academic departments
provided alumni telephone numbers. The Office of University Assessment and Testing coordinated the
development of the survey instruments, efforts to obtain accurate alumni telephone numbers, data analysis, and
report preparation.
Results
Response Rate.
A total of 2,520 alumni telephone interviews were completed, resulting in an overall
response rate of 42.9% (Table 1). Out of the initial target population of 5,875 alumni, 2,485 alumni could not be
reached because either there was no phone number available or the number was deemed ‘unreachable’ (e.g.,
wrong number, disconnected). After accounting for ‘unreachable’ alumni, the overall adjusted response rate was
74.3% (Table 1).
Out of the total population of survey respondents, 25.7% were alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences,
23.8% were alumni from the College of Business Administration, 15.2% were alumni from the College of
Engineering, Architecture and Technology, 14.9% were alumni from the College of Agricultural Sciences and
Natural Resources, 11.3% were from the College of Education, and 9.1% were alumni from the College of Human
Environmental Sciences.
Current Employment Information.
Over 85% of alumni (n =2,153) reported that they were employed (Q1).
Of these, 90.6% were employed full-time (Q4). Approximately 33.2% of alumni described their employer as large
corporations and 26.5% were employed by small corporations or small businesses; 19.9% were employed by
educational institutions; 10.2% were employed by government agencies; 5.4% were employed by nonprofit
organizations and 4.6% were self-employed (Q3). Table 2 summarizes the names of alumni employers and job
titles. The most frequently reported annual salary range for alumni one and five years post-graduation was
$26,000-$35,000 per year (27.7%). Almost 50% of alumni reported annual salaries of greater than $35,000 per
year, and 15.4% of alumni reported annual salaries of less than $26,000 per year (Q7). In general, 93.3% of alumni
(n = 1690) responded that their undergraduate program prepared them very well or adequately for their current
position (Q6). Only respondents who reported that their current position was slightly, moderately, or highly related
to their degree program were included in this calculation.
Graduate/Professional School Information.
Of the alumni surveyed, 716 (28.4%) had completed or were
currently enrolled in a graduate or professional school. Of these alumni, 63.5% were pursuing or had completed a
masters degree, 11.7% were pursuing or had completed business degrees, 8.1% were pursuing or had completed
law degrees, 6.4% were attending or had attended medical schools, 6.1% were pursuing or had completed doctoral
degrees, and 1.7% were pursuing or had completed ‘other’ degrees (Q9). Of the 716 alumni who were attending or
had completed graduate school, almost 52% (n=370) attended Oklahoma State University, and 22.9% attended
graduate school at other Oklahoma institutions. Most alumni (93.9%) stated that their OSU undergraduate program
had prepared them very well or adequately for graduate or professional school programs (Q10). Table 3
summarizes the names of graduate and professional schools as given by alumni.
Resident Information (In-State / out-of-State).
Approximately 67.9% of the alumni who participated in the
survey were living in Oklahoma and 32.1% were out-of-state (Table 4). Because the survey did not attempt to
reach alumni who were not in the U.S., the alumni who live outside of Oklahoma may be under-represented.
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This report summarizes data from the Common Questions that were given to all alumni. Alumni were also
given a set of questions that were developed by the academic program from which they received their degree.
Results of program-specific survey questions are summarized in separate reports prepared for each participating
Table 1
. Number of alumni in the target population (undergraduate recipients from 1998 and 2002), number of
completed telephone interviews, and response rates for each college and department. Response rate is the
number of completed surveys divided by the initial number of alumni. The adjusted response rate is the number of
completed surveys divided by the number of alumni who were ‘reachable’ (i.e., alumni for whom we had a valid
U.S. telephone number).
No. of
Alumni
No. of
Completed
Surveys
Response
Rate (%)
Adjusted
Response
Rate (%)
The Entire Survey Population
5,875 2,520
42.9%
74.3%
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
All CASNR 781 375 48.0% 72.7%
Agricultural Communications 53 33 62.3 80.5
Agricultural Education 108 58 53.7 76.3
Agricultural Economics 157 93 59.2 88.6
Animal Science 269 100 37.2 57.1
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 27 9 33.3 75.0
Entomology and Plant Pathology 3 1 33.3 50.0
Environmental Sciences 34 12 35.3 57.1
Forestry 32 16 50.0 84.2
Horticulture 16 7 43.8 87.5
Landscape Architecture 41 24 58.5 85.7
Landscape Contracting 6 2 33.3 40.0
Plant and Soil Sciences 35 20 57.1 83.3
College of Arts and Sciences
All CAS 1534 647 42.2% 74.5%
Art 64 24 37.5 66.7
Botany 4 1 25.0 100.0
Chemistry 15 3 20.0 60.0
Communication Sciences & Disorders 55 27 49.1 77.1
Computer Science 97 37 38.1 72.5
English 115 39 33.9 66.1
Foreign Languages and Literature 28 12 42.9 80.0
Geography 19 13 68.4 92.9
Geology 21 13 61.9 86.7
History 40 19 47.5 70.4
Journalism and Broadcasting 246 112 45.5 76.7
Math 37 17 45.9 77.3
Microbiology 56 23 41.1 72.5**
Music 40 20 50.0 76.9
Philosophy 15 5 33.3 62.5
Political Science 67 26 38.8 76.5 Psychology 216 97 44.9 78.2 Sociology 142 53 37.3 77.9 Statistics 5 3 60.0 75.0 Theatre 10 2 20.0 28.6 Zoology 234 98 41.9 72.5**
College of Business Administration
All CBA 1540 600 39.0% 69.7%*
Accounting 220 104 47.3 -
Business Administration 58 24 41.4 -
Economics and Legal Studies 222 79 35.6 -
Finance 232 90 38.8 -
Management 168 50 29.8 -
Management Science & Information
Systems 253 91 36.0 -
Marketing 387 162 41.9 -
College of Education
All COE 644 285 44.3% 75.4%
Aviation Sciences 133 49 36.8 79.0
School of Teaching and Curriculum
Leadership 356 172 48.3 75.1
School of Applied Health and Educational
Psychology 155 64 41.3 73.6
College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology
All CEAT 891 384 43.1% 78.0%
Architecture 41 9 22.0 56.3
Architectural Engineering 15 7 46.7 100.0
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering 13 8 61.5 80.0
Chemical Engineering 71 31 43.7 75.6
Civil & Environmental Engineering 94 44 46.8 84.6
Electrical & Computer Engineering 123 44 35.8 72.1
Industrial Engineering & Management 72 25 34.7 69.4
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering 176 83 47.2 83.8
Engineering Technology
Construction Management 54 31 57.4 79.5
Electrical Engineering Technology 37 17 45.9 89.5
Fire Protection and Safety Technology 116 52 44.8 73.2
College of Human Environmental Sciences
All CHES 485 229 47.2% 83.3%*
Dean of Human Environmental Sciences 13 5 38.5 -
Design, Housing, & Merchandising 107 46 43.0 -
Human Development & Family Science 210 110 52.4 -
Hotel & Restaurant Administration 88 32 36.4 -
Nutritional Science 67 36 53.7 -
* Because the Colleges of Business Administration and Human Environmental Sciences were treated as single groups, adjusted response rates were not tracked for individual programs.
Employment Status – All Alumni
Year Graduated:
1998 2002
CQ1. Are you currently employed?
n
%
n
%
yes
864 89.3
1289 83.1
no
104 10.7
262 16.9
refused
0 0.0
1 0.1
*Question only asked to those alumni who were not currently employed.
Responses by College 1998 2002 1998 2002 CASNR n % n % COE n % n % yes 132 88.0 185 82.2 yes 104 87.5 149 89.8 no 18 12.0 39 17.3 no 15 12.6 17 10.2 refused 0 0.0 1 0.4 refused 0 0.0 0 0.0 CAS n % n % CEAT n % n % yes 203 86.0 302 73.5 yes 155 93.4 191 87.6 no 33 14.0 109 26.5 no 11 6.6 27 12.4 refused 0 0.0 0 0.0 refused 0 0.0 0 0.0 CBA n % n % CHES n % n % yes 183 92.4 349 86.8 yes 87 87.9 113 86.9 no 15 7.6 53 13.2 no 12 12.1 17 13.1 refused 0 0.0 0 0.0 refused 0 0.0 0 0.0
1998 2002
CQ2. Are you currently seeking employment? *
n
%
n
%
yes
31 29.8
82 31.3
no
73 70.2
180 68.7
Responses by College 1998 2002 1998 2002 CASNR n % n % COE n % n % yes 6 33.3 9 23.1 yes 5 33.3 5 29.4 no 12 66.7 30 76.9 no 10 66.7 12 70.6 CAS n % n % CEAT n % n % yes 7 21.2 20 18.3 yes 5 45.5 13 48.1 no 26 78.8 89 81.7 no 6 54.5 14 51.9 CBA n % n % CHES n % n % yes 6 40.0 27 50.9 yes 2 16.7 8 47.1 no 9 60.0 26 49.1 no 10 83.3 9 52.9Current Employment
Alumni employer names and position titles are listed in Table 2.
1998 2002
CQ3. Which of the following best describes your
employer?
n
%
n
%
large corporation
287
33.2
428
33.2
small business or corporation
213
24.7
358
27.8
federal government
32
3.7
62
4.8
state government
39
4.5
45
3.5
local government
23
2.7
19
1.5
nonprofit organization
37
4.3
79
6.1
educational institution or organization
185 21.4
244 18.9
self-employed
47 5.4
53 4.1
Responses by College 1998 2002 1998 2002
CASNR n % n % COE n % n %
large corp. 33 25.0 43 23.2 large corp. 15 14.4 20 13.4
small bus. or corp. 36 27.3 57 30.8 small bus. or corp. 10 9.6 23 15.4
federal govt. 8 6.1 12 6.5 federal govt. 4 3.8 7 4.7
state govt. 7 5.3 10 5.4 state govt. 5 4.8 4 2.7
local govt. 4 3.0 2 1.1 local govt. 4 3.8 4 2.7
nonprofit org. 7 5.3 5 2.7 nonprofit org. 3 2.9 9 6.0
educ. inst. or org. 25 18.9 38 20.5 educ. inst. or org. 59 56.7 79 53.0
self-employed 12 9.1 17 9.2 self-employed 4 3.8 3 2.0
don’t know 0 0.0 1 0.5 don’t know 0 0.0 0 0.0
CAS n % n % CEAT n % n %
large corp. 57 28.1 82 27.2 large corp. 72 46.5 85 44.5
small bus. or corp. 45 22.2 84 27.8 small bus. or corp. 51 32.9 59 30.9
federal govt. 12 5.9 10 3.3 federal govt. 5 3.2 21 11.0
state govt. 11 5.4 11 3.6 state govt. 8 5.2 4 2.1
local govt. 2 1.0 8 2.6 local govt. 11 7.1 2 1.0
nonprofit org. 15 7.4 36 11.9 nonprofit org. 1 0.6 3 1.6
educ. inst. or org. 51 25.1 62 20.5 educ. inst. or org. 4 2.6 14 7.3
self-employed 9 4.4 9 3.0 self-employed 3 1.9 3 1.6
don’t know 1 0.5 0 0.0 don’t know 0 0.0 0 0.0
CBA n % n % CHES n % n %
large corp. 85 46.4 169 48.4 large corp. 25 28.7 29 25.7
small bus. or corp. 59 32.2 111 31.8 small bus. or corp. 12 13.8 24 21.2
federal govt. 3 1.6 9 2.6 federal govt. 0 0.0 3 2.7
state govt. 3 1.6 10 2.9 state govt. 5 5.7 6 5.3
local govt. 1 0.5 2 0.6 local govt. 1 1.1 1 0.9
nonprofit org. 5 2.7 13 3.7 nonprofit org. 6 6.9 13 11.5
educ. inst. or org. 16 8.7 22 6.3 educ. inst. or org. 30 34.5 29 25.7
self-employed 11 6.0 13 3.7 self-employed 8 9.2 8 7.1
1998 2002
CQ4. Are you employed full time or part time?
n
%
n
%
full time
816
94.4
1134
88.0
part time
47
5.4
154
11.9
don’t know
1
0.1
1
0.1
Responses by College 1998 2002 1998 2002 CASNR n % n % COE n % n %
full time 123 93.2 167 90.3 full time 99 95.2 131 87.9
part time 9 6.8 18 9.7 part time 5 4.8 18 12.1
CAS n % n % CEAT n % n %
full time 185 91.1 236 78.1 full time 154 99.4 176 92.1
part time 17 8.4 65 21.5 part time 1 0.6 15 7.9
don’t know 1 0.5 1 0.3 don’t know 0 0.0 0 0.0
CBA n % n % CHES n % n %
full time 177 96.7 328 94.0 full time 78 89.7 96 85.0
part time 6 3.3 21 6.0 part time 9 10.3 17 15.0
1998 2002
CQ5. How closely is your current position related to
your undergraduate studies at OSU?
n
%
n
%
not at all related
135
15.6
207
16.1
slightly related
118
13.7
172
13.3
moderately related
177
20.5
300
23.3
highly related
434
50.2
610
47.3
Responses by College 1998 2002 1998 2002
CASNR n % n % COE n % n %
not at all related 24 18.2 29 15.7 not at all related 19 18.3 23 15.4
slightly related 22 16.7 27 14.6 slightly related 6 5.8 11 7.4
moderately related 21 15.9 36 19.5 moderately related 6 5.8 19 12.8
highly related 65 49.2 93 50.3 highly related 73 70.2 96 64.4
CAS n % n % CEAT n % n %
not at all related 50 24.6 91 30.1 not at all related 13 8.4 13 6.8
slightly related 38 18.7 45 14.9 slightly related 17 11.0 20 10.5
moderately related 46 22.7 56 18.5 moderately related 46 29.7 56 29.3
highly related 69 34.0 110 36.4 highly related 79 51.0 102 53.4
CBA n % n % CHES n % n %
not at all related 15 8.2 37 10.6 not at all related 14 16.1 14 12.4
slightly related 26 14.2 61 17.5 slightly related 9 10.3 8 7.1
moderately related 47 25.7 116 33.2 moderately related 11 12.6 17 15.0
1998
2002
CQ6. In general, how well did your OSU
undergraduate program prepare you for your current
position? *
n
%
n
%
not at all
10
1.4
22
2.0
not very well
42
5.8
43
4.0
adequately
321 44.0
496
45.8
very well
354
48.6
519
48.0
don’t know
2
0.3
2
0.2
*Does not include alumni who said their current position was “not at all” related to their major.
Responses by College 1998 2002 1998 2002
CASNR n % n % COE n % n %
not at all 1 0.9 4 2.6 not at all 1 1.2 0 0.0
not very well 3 2.8 4 2.6 not very well 3 3.5 6 4.8
adequately 38 35.2 70 44.9 adequately 33 38.8 62 49.2
very well 66 61.1 78 50.0 very well 48 56.5 58 46.0
don’t know 0 0.0 0 0.0 don’t know 0 0.0 0 0.0
CAS n % n % CEAT n % n %
not at all 7 4.6 7 3.3 not at all 0 0.0 2 1.1
not very well 12 7.8 13 6.2 not very well 9 6.3 2 1.1
adequately 71 46.4 97 46.0 adequately 53 37.3 66 37.1
very well 62 40.5 94 44.5 very well 80 56.3 107 60.1
don’t know 1 0.7 0 0.0 don’t know 0 0.0 1 0.6
CBA n % n % CHES n % n %
not at all 1 0.6 9 2.9 not at all 0 0 0 0.0
not very well 10 6.0 14 4.5 not very well 5 6.8 4 4.0
adequately 88 52.4 163 52.2 adequately 38 52.1 38 38.4
very well 68 40.5 125 40.1 very well 30 41.1 57 57.6
1998 2002
CQ7. What is your approximate total annual salary,
including bonuses and other benefits? *
n
%
n
%
<$15k
10 1.2
37 3.3
$16,000-$25k
42 5.1
211
18.6
$26,000-$35k
188 23.0
352 31.0
$36,000-$45k
155 19.0
224 19.8
$46,000-$55k
110 13.5
138 12.2
$56,000-$65k
109 13.4
61 5.4
$66,000-$75k
53 6.5
17 1.5
$76,000-$100k
57 7.0
14 1.2
>$100k
30 3.7
6 0.5
don’t know
5
0.6
11
1.0
refused
57 7.0
63 5.6
Responses by College 1998 2002 1998 2002 CASNR n % n % COE n % n % <$15k 3 2.4 8 4.6 <$15k 2 2.0 5 3.8 $16,000-$25k 4 3.3 29 17.4 $16,000-$25k 5 5.1 25 19.1 $26,000-$35k 31 25.2 63 37.7 $26,000-$35k 56 56.6 61 46.6 $36,000-$45k 27 22.0 45 26.9 $36,000-$45k 15 15.2 22 16.8 $46,000-$55k 22 17.9 6 3.6 $46,000-$55k 6 6.1 7 5.3 $56,000-$65k 10 8.1 5 3.0 $56,000-$65k 4 4.0 2 1.5 $66,000-$75k 3 2.4 1 0.6 $66,000-$75k 2 2.0 0 0.0 $76,000-$100k 6 4.9 0 0.0 $76,000-$100k 3 3.0 1 0.8 >$100k 7 5.7 0 0.0 >$100k 2 2.0 1 0.8
don’t know 2 1.6 2 1.2 don’t know 0 0.0 1 0.8
refused 8 6.5 8 4.8 refused 4 4.0 6 4.6 CAS n % n % CEAT n % n % <$15k 3 1.6 12 5.1 <$15k 0 0.0 0 0.0 $16,000-$25k 16 8.6 76 32.2 $16,000-$25k 2 1.3 7 4.0 $26,000-$35k 46 24.9 70 29.7 $26,000-$35k 4 2.6 17 9.7 $36,000-$45k 47 25.4 34 14.4 $36,000-$45k 17 11.0 40 22.7 $46,000-$55k 16 8.6 13 5.5 $46,000-$55k 35 22.7 64 36.4 $56,000-$65k 21 11.4 6 2.5 $56,000-$65k 43 27.9 28 15.9 $66,000-$75k 5 2.7 5 2.1 $66,000-$75k 24 15.6 6 3.4 $76,000-$100k 9 4.9 2 0.8 $76,000-$100k 15 9.7 4 2.3 >$100k 8 4.3 1 0.4 >$100k 2 1.3 1 0.6
don’t know 2 1.1 3 1.3 don’t know 0 0.0 1 0.6
refused 12 6.5 14 5.9 refused 12 7.8 8 4.5 CBA n % n % CHES n % n % <$15k 1 0.6 5 1.5 <$15k 1 1.3 7 7.3 $16,000-$25k 4 2.3 43 13.1 $16,000-$25k 11 14.1 31 32.3 $26,000-$35k 23 13.0 106 32.3 $26,000-$35k 28 35.9 35 36.5 $36,000-$45k 28 15.8 72 22.0 $36,000-$45k 21 26.9 11 11.5 $46,000-$55k 25 14.1 45 13.7 $46,000-$55k 6 7.7 3 3.1 $56,000-$65k 27 15.3 19 5.8 $56,000-$65k 4 5.1 1 1.0 $66,000-$75k 18 10.2 5 1.5 $66,000-$75k 1 1.3 0 0.0 $76,000-$100k 22 12.4 5 1.5 $76,000-$100k 2 2.6 2 2.1 >$100k 11 6.2 2 0.6 >$100k 0 0.0 1 1.0
don’t know 1 0.6 3 0.9 don’t know 0 0.0 1 1.0
Continuing Education
Alumni graduate/professional schools are listed in Table 3.
1998 2002
CQ8. Since you completed your OSU undergraduate
degree, have you completed a graduate or
professional school program, or are you currently
enrolled in such a program?
n
%
n
%
yes, currently enrolled
112
11.6
364
23.5
yes, completed a degree
202
20.9
38
2.4
no
654 67.6
1150 74.1
Responses by College 1998 2002 1998 2002
CASNR n % n % COE n % n %
yes, currently enrolled 21 14.0 47 20.9 yes, currently enrolled 12 10.1 39 23.5
yes, completed a degree 29 19.3 6 2.7 yes, completed a degree 15 12.6 1 0.6
no 100 66.7 172 76.4 no 92 77.3 126 75.9
CAS n % n % CEAT n % n %
yes, currently enrolled 36 15.3 149 36.3 yes, currently enrolled 18 10.8 46 21.1
yes, completed a degree 60 25.4 5 1.2 yes, completed a degree 37 22.3 7 3.2
no 140 59.3 257 62.5 no 111 66.9 165 75.7
CBA n % n % CHES n % n %
yes, currently enrolled 16 8.1 59 14.7 yes, currently enrolled 9 9.1 24 18.5
yes, completed a degree 33 16.7 19 4.7 yes, completed a degree 28 28.3 0 0.0
1998 2002
CQ9. What graduate or professional degree are you
pursuing or, if you have completed a degree, what
degree did you complete?
n
%
n
%
masters
204 65.0
251 62.4
doctoral
24 7.6
20 5.0
medical
11 3.5
35 8.7
law
25 8.0
33 8.2
business
40 12.7
44 10.9
Vet School
4
1.3
12
3.0
other
6 1.9
6 1.5
don’t know
0
0.0
1
0.1
Responses by College 1998 2002 1998 2002 CASNR n % n % COE n % n % masters 24 48.0 33 62.3 masters 22 81.5 31 77.5 doctoral 6 12.0 1 1.9 doctoral 0 0.0 1 2.5 medical 2 4.0 5 9.4 medical 1 3.7 3 7.5 law 6 12.0 4 7.5 law 0 0.0 1 2.5 business 8 16.0 1 1.9 business 2 7.4 2 5.0Vet School 4 8.0 8 15.1 Vet School 0 0.0 0 0.0
other 0 0.0 1 1.9 other 2 7.4 2 5.0
don’t know 0 0.0 0 0.0 don’t know 0 0.0 0 0.0
CAS n % n % CEAT n % n % masters 60 62.5 87 56.5 masters 45 81.8 37 69.8 doctoral 13 13.5 13 8.4 doctoral 2 3.6 4 7.5 medical 6 6.3 26 16.9 medical 2 3.6 1 1.9 law 12 12.5 14 9.1 law 1 1.8 2 3.8 business 3 3.1 7 4.5 business 5 9.1 9 17.0
Vet School 0 0.0 4 2.6 Vet School 0 0.0 0 0.0
other 2 2.1 3 1.9 other 0 0.0 0 0.0
don’t know 0 0.0 0 0.0 don’t know 0 0.0 0 0.0
CBA n % n % CHES n % n % masters 19 38.8 41 52.6 masters 34 91.9 22 91.7 doctoral 1 2.0 1 1.3 doctoral 2 5.4 0 0.0 medical 0 0.0 0 0.0 medical 0 0.0 0 0.0 law 5 10.2 11 14.1 law 1 2.7 1 4.2 business 22 44.9 25 32.1 business 0 0.0 0 0.0
Vet School 0 0.0 0 0.0 Vet School 0 0.0 0 0.0
other 2 4.1 0 0.0 other 0 0.0 0 0.0
1998 2002
CQ10. In general, how well did your OSU
undergraduate program prepare you for your
graduate or professional school program?
n
%
n
%
not at all
12
3.8
9
2.2
not very well
9
2.9
10
2.5
adequately
92 29.3
168 41.8
very well
201
64.0
211
52.5
don’t know
0
0.0
4
1.0
Responses by College 1998 2002 1998 2002
CASNR n % n % COE n % n %
not at all 0 0.0 0 0.0 not at all 2 7.4 3 7.5
not very well 0 0.0 2 3.8 not very well 1 3.7 2 5.0
adequately 19 38.0 22 41.5 adequately 7 25.9 15 37.5
very well 31 62.0 29 54.7 very well 17 63.0 19 47.5
don’t know 0 0.0 0 0.0 don’t know 0 0.0 1 2.5
CAS n % n % CEAT n % n %
not at all 7 7.3 3 1.9 not at all 1 1.8 1 1.9
not very well 5 5.2 4 2.6 not very well 2 3.6 1 1.9
adequately 30 31.3 66 42.9 adequately 14 25.5 19 35.8
very well 54 56.3 81 52.6 very well 38 69.1 30 56.6
don’t know 0 0.0 0 0.0 don’t know 0 0.0 2 3.8
CBA n % n % CHES n % n %
not at all 2 4.1 2 2.6 not at all 0 0.0 0 0.0
not very well 1 2.0 1 1.3 not very well 0 0.0 0 0.0
adequately 11 22.4 35 44.9 adequately 11 29.7 11 45.8
very well 35 71.4 39 50.0 very well 26 70.3 13 54.2
Overall Satisfaction
1998 2002
CQ11. How satisfied are you with the quality of
instruction you received in your major?
n
%
n
%
not satisfied at all
5
0.5
10
0.6
somewhat dissatisfied
27
2.8
47
3.0
somewhat satisfied
265
27.4
520
33.5
very satisfied
669
69.1
975
62.8
don’t know
2
0.2
0
0.0
Responses by College 1998 2002 1998 2002 CASNR n % n % COE n % n %not satisfied at all 0 0.0 3 1.3 not satisfied at all 2 1.7 1 0.6
somewhat dissatisfied 1 0.7 5 2.2 somewhat dissatisfied 3 2.5 8 4.8
somewhat satisfied 28 18.7 66 29.3 somewhat satisfied 30 25.2 55 33.1
very satisfied 120 80.0 151 67.1 very satisfied 84 70.6 102 61.4
don’t know 1 0.7 0 0.0 don’t know 0 0.0 0 0.0
CAS n % n % CEAT n % n %
not satisfied at all 3 1.3 4 1.0 not satisfied at all 0 0.0 1 0.5
somewhat dissatisfied 10 4.2 14 3.4 somewhat dissatisfied 6 3.6 8 3.7
somewhat satisfied 75 31.8 136 33.1 somewhat satisfied 42 25.3 80 36.7
very satisfied 148 62.7 257 62.5 very satisfied 118 71.1 129 59.2
don’t know 0 0.0 0 0.0 don’t know 0 0.0 0 0.0
CBA n % n % CHES n % n %
not satisfied at all 0 0.0 1 0.2 not satisfied at all 0 0.0 0 0.0
somewhat dissatisfied 4 2.0 8 2.0 somewhat dissatisfied 3 3.0 4 3.1
somewhat satisfied 62 31.3 142 35.3 somewhat satisfied 28 28.3 41 31.5
very satisfied 132 66.7 251 62.4 very satisfied 67 67.7 85 65.4
1998 2002
CQ12. How satisfied are you with the academic
advising you received in your major?
n
%
n
%
not satisfied at all
42
4.3
84
5.4
somewhat dissatisfied
91
9.4
169
10.9
somewhat satisfied
336
34.7
560
36.1
very satisfied
491
50.7
732
47.2
don’t know
8
0.8
6
0.4
refused
0 0.0
1 0.1
Responses by College 1998 2002 1998 2002 CASNR n % n % COE n % n %not satisfied at all 0 0.0 5 2.2 not satisfied at all 10 8.4 13 7.8
somewhat dissatisfied 7 4.7 13 5.8 somewhat dissatisfied 9 7.6 17 10.2
somewhat satisfied 37 24.7 62 27.6 somewhat satisfied 30 25.2 58 34.9
very satisfied 106 70.7 145 64.4 very satisfied 69 58.0 78 47.0
don’t know 0 0.0 0 0.0 don’t know 1 0.8 0 0.0
refused 0 0.0 0 0.0 refused 0 0.0 0 0.0
CAS n % n % CEAT n % n %
not satisfied at all 18 7.6 23 5.6 not satisfied at all 7 4.2 13 6.0
somewhat dissatisfied 30 12.7 43 10.5 somewhat dissatisfied 19 11.4 22 10.1
somewhat satisfied 95 40.3 152 37.0 somewhat satisfied 73 44.0 87 39.9
very satisfied 91 38.6 192 46.7 very satisfied 67 40.4 93 42.7
don’t know 2 0.8 1 0.2 don’t know 0 0.0 3 1.4
refused 0 0.0 0 0.0 refused 0 0.0 0 0.0
CBA n % n % CHES n % n %
not satisfied at all 6 3.0 22 5.5 not satisfied at all 1 1.0 8 6.2
somewhat dissatisfied 20 10.1 59 14.7 somewhat dissatisfied 6 6.1 15 11.5
somewhat satisfied 73 36.9 159 39.6 somewhat satisfied 28 28.3 42 32.3
very satisfied 94 47.5 160 39.8 very satisfied 64 64.6 64 49.2
don’t know 5 2.5 2 0.5 don’t know 0 0.0 0 0.0
1998 2002
CQ13. How satisfied are you with your overall
educational experience at OSU?
n
%
n
%
very dissatisfied
3
0.3
5
0.3
dissatisfied 5 0.5
19 1.2
neutral
39 4.0
72 4.6
satisfied
262 27.1
492 31.7
very satisfied
659
68.1
964
62.1
Responses by College 1998 2002 1998 2002 CASNR n % n % COE n % n %very dissatisfied 0 0.0 2 0.9 very dissatisfied 0 0.0 0 0.0
dissatisfied 0 0.0 2 0.9 dissatisfied 0 0.0 1 0.6
neutral 3 2.0 14 6.2 neutral 6 5.0 12 7.2
satisfied 32 21.3 68 30.2 satisfied 31 26.1 44 26.5
very satisfied 115 76.7 139 61.8 very satisfied 82 68.9 109 65.7
CAS n % n % CEAT n % n %
very dissatisfied 2 0.8 2 0.5 very dissatisfied 1 0.6 0 0.0
dissatisfied 1 0.4 8 1.9 dissatisfied 2 1.2 4 1.8
neutral 14 5.9 12 2.9 neutral 6 3.6 12 5.5
satisfied 78 33.1 131 31.9 satisfied 44 26.5 84 38.5
very satisfied 141 59.7 258 62.8 very satisfied 113 68.1 118 54.1
CBA n % n % CHES n % n %
very dissatisfied 0 0.0 1 0.2 very dissatisfied 0 0.0 0 0.0
dissatisfied 2 1.0 3 0.7 dissatisfied 0 0.0 1 0.8
neutral 7 3.5 15 3.7 neutral 3 3.0 7 5.4
satisfied 53 26.8 127 31.6 satisfied 24 24.2 38 29.2
Table 2
.
Names of employers and position titles for alumni of undergraduate programs who graduated in
1998 and 2002
.
Data are summarized for each academic department that participated in the survey. Note that the
names of employers and position titles are given in the alumnus’ own words. Because the survey was conducted
via telephone, employer names may not be spelled correctly.
College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
Degree Program:
Agricultural Communications
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
The American Hereford
Association
Director of youth activities Oklahoma State University -
Cooperative Extension Service
Tourism Development
Assistant
BWI Companies Inside Sales Limousine World Editorial/Circulation Manager
KWCH TV News Reporter Cameron University Admissions Counselor
State Fair of Louisiana Livestock Director Territory Western Apparel Sales Associate
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Coordinator of Media Relations Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture Food and Forestry
Executive Assistant
Paycom Sales Representative Josh Brecheen Cutting horses
Chickasha Chamber of
Commerce
Event and Marketing Director American Miniature Horse
Association
Communications Assistant American Quarter Horse
Association Journal
Internet Manager/Staff Writer The Chickasaw Nation Special Projects Coordinator
Lazy E Promotions Creative Coordinator Kolodziejski Fundraising Sales Representative
United States Department of Agriculture
County executive director DeSoto County Schools Teacher
Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary
Painter The Watkins Law Office Attorney
Texas Cooperative Extension Communications Specialist-Video Producer
National Reigning Horse
Association
Manager of Events and Youth Programs
Images by Barbi Photography Owner/Operator Oklahoma Farm Bureau Prospective/Online News Editor
Marial Limited Sales representative Interstate Restoration Group District Manager
American Electric Power Communications Consultant
Degree Program:
Agricultural Economics
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
Citizens State Bank Collection Officer First National Bank, Heavener,
Oklahoma
Assistant Vice President, Ag Lending
Whiskter Lake Seed Mill Owner Okarche Construction Construction Foreman
Georgia Department of
Agriculture
Statistical analyst American Heritage Bank Loan Utility
Frontier Trading Grain Broker Warden Glass Law firm Law Clerk
Excel Corporation Sales Account Manager West Virginia Agriculture Statistics
Service
Agricultural Statistician
Oklahoma State University Research Assistant Illinois State University Graduate Research Assistant
Arvest Bank Banker Trainee- I get the opportunity to learn everything in the banking industry.
Chisolm Trail Farm Credit Credit Analyst/ Loan Officer Cooper Tire Mail Room Tech
Southwestern Bell Company Sales Representative Alex Southern Baptist, AFLAC Youth minister and insurance
associate
Farmers Cooperative Accountant Assistant Paul's Valley Farm and Ranch
Supply
Manager/Vice-President/Part Owner
Pawhuska Public Schools Ag Teacher, FFA Advisor Cole and Reed Auditor
Oklahoma State University Graduate Student Peenweel Corporataion Communications Coordinator
Rockhouse Gym Personal Trainer CitiNational Bank Retail Banker
Oklahoma State University Extension Associate Deloitte & Touche Tax accountant
Oklahoma State University Research assistant for
department of economics
Soil Express Sales
Farm Credit Loan Officer ABS Global Reproduction Specialist
Hartford Insurance Oklahoma Insurance Agent Hertz Rent A Car Assistant Branch Manager
Self-employed Farmer/ Rancher Grant Thornton LLP Certified Public Accountant
Cecil Beagles Contracting Personal Assistant Sampson Investment Company Senior Accountant
Self-employed Painter/Drywaller Quarles & Brady LLP Attorney
Mat Cow Farms Farmer and rancher Syngenta Crop Protection Marketing Representative
Boyer's 66 Manager National Snaffle Bit Association I don't know.
Tumbleweed Daytime Manager, Bartender Chemjet International Operations Manager
Self-employed Appraiser Oakwood Country Club Assistant Golf Course
Superintendent Evergreen Development
Company
Project Manager Gold Bank Credit Analyst and Junior Loan
Officer
JELD-WEN Manager White & Company CPA Managing Partner
Self-employed Farmer Mercury Marine Manufacturing coordinator
Green Acres Sod Store General Manager Guarantee Residential Lending Loan processor 3
United States Air Force Computer Specialist Banc of America Securities Associate
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Statistician Michigan Early Elementary Center Teacher
Bradshaw Agency Incorporated Commercial Lines Producer The National Agricultural Statistics
Service
Agriculture Statistician The El Reno Chamber of
Commerce
Director Gold Bank VP Retail Banking
Hertz Rent-a-Car Account Control Representative Kansas State University Extension Associate
Farmer's Grant Company Regional Manager United States Department of
Agriculture - SSA
Farm Loan Officer
66 Federal Credit Union Risk Management Officer Self-employed Farmer
Fechner Pump and Supply Sales/Customer Service Stuart Farmer Maintenance Supply Owner
City of Stillwater Fire Department Firefighter MTI DeBruce Grain Company Grain Merchandiser
Crotty Law Office Attorney Federal Aviation Administration Management and Program
Assistant
Degree Program:
Agricultural Education
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
Cabaniss Club Lands Assistant Herdsman Wal-Mart Cashier
United Rentals Inc. Outside Sales Representative Acura of Portland Administrative Assistant
Hartshorne Public Schools Vo-Ag instructor Cyrill School Agricultural Education Teacher
Four Winds Services Inc. Irrigation Specialist Luther Public Schools Agricultural Education
instructor
Big Pasture Elementary Interim Teacher Wapanucka Public Schools Agricultural Education Teacher
Pratt Feeders Cattle Foreman Grandfield Public Schools Ag. Teachers
United States Department of Agriculture Research
Biological Science Technician Leedey Public Schools Agricultural Instructor
Jim Hamilton Career Tech Welding Instructor Skiatook Public Schools Ag teacher
The Dillard Group Real Estate Sales Representative Jenks Public Schools Agricultural Education
Instructor
Boulware Cabinet Trim carpenter Blue Jacket Public Schools Ag Education Instructor
Ohio State University Equestrian Coach Holloway Updike & Zellen Administrative Assistant
Premier Supplies Sales Consultant Bluebell Creameries Quality Control Lab Technician
Arkansas Northeastern College Instructor United States Department of
Agriculture
Natural Resources
Conservation
Tyson Foods Production supervisor Idabel High School Ag Teacher
Austin Cattle Company Cattle order/buyer J.D. Hunt Transportation Services Trailer Utilization Specialist
Comanche Red River Casino Surveillance Officer Fort Townsend Schools Agricultural Teacher
Agriliance Customer Service Representative for Crop Nutrients and Crop Protection
Stillwater Equipment Company Receptionist/Sales
Plains Cotton Cooperative Association
Field Representative Stratford Schools Agricultural education instructor
Master Construction Foreman Poteau Public Schools Seventh Grade Science
Teacher McDonald's Customer Service
Representative
Riesel Independent School District Teacher Assistant
Canadian Public Schools Agricultural Education Instructor Spearman ISD AG Culture Science Teacher
Stillwater National Bank Employment Representative Emporia State University Student Custodian
Grove Public Schools Special Education Teacher The Farmers Cooperative
Exchange
Manager
Welch State Bank Vice president Mohr's Tractor Service Owner
Moore Public Schools Ag Teacher Tyson Foods Supervisor
Noble Foundation in Ardmore Research Assistant University of Missouri Graduate Assistant
Kingfisher Schools Teacher Crescent Public Schools Agricultural Education Teacher
Degree Program:
Animal Science
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
Callahan Construction Owner/Operator Lone Tree Ranch Ranch Hand
Ardmore City Schools Agricultural Education Teacher The City of Perkins Children's Librarian
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Equine Instructor and Horse Judging Coach
North Dakota State University Graduate Assistant
Brame Cattle Company Rancher Tyson Foods Carcass Merchandiser
Westside Animal Clinic Veterinary Technician First National Bank Proof Operator/ Teller
West Texas A&M University Graduate Student Quality Feed & Fertilizer, Inc. Feed & Animal Health
Representative
Oklahoma State University Graduate Student Oklahoma Youth Expo Administrative Assistant
Farm Credit of Central Kansas Loan Officer Morton Buildings Inc Sales Consultant
Oklahoma State University University Extension Marketing Graduate Assistant
Self-employed Don't Know
Kansas State University Graduate Teaching Assistant Oklahoma Animal Diagnostic Lab Bacteriology Lab
Paraprofessional United States Department of
Agriculture
Administrative Assistant Reproduction Enterprise AI Tech
Gallagher Territory Manager Oklahoma State University
Diagnostic Lab
Lab Technician
Refused Feed lot manager Oklahoma State University Laboratory Technician
Northern Natural Gas Maintenance Stillwater Milling Don't have one - I stack feed.
Aegis Lending Loan Officer Inline Construction Residential Carpenter
Nelson Exploration Disposal Manager Pfizer Category Manager
Self-employed Do not have one Sapulpa Public Schools Agricultural Education
Instructor
Lawn America Account Manager University of Kentucky Post Doctoral Scholar
Oklahoma State University Graduate Student, Research Assistant
Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma Senior Loan Officer
Cabin Creek Cattle Company Herdsman Winchester Enterprises Real Estate Appraiser
Soil Express Supervisor Jac's Ranch Herdsman
Reliant Energy Prospect Coordinator Tonkawa Cooperative Association Branch Manager
Red Rock Ranch and James Obar Ranch
Rancher Oklahoma State University Extension Educator
Bristol-Meyers Biological Technician Northwest Center for Behavioral
Health
Administrative Assistant
State of Oklahoma Technician City of Tulsa Zoning Official
Burns Veterinary Supply Territory Manager City of Tulsa - Police Department Animal Control Officer
Connors State College Livestock Judging Coach, Animal Science Instructor
Oklahoma State University Herd Manager
Advanced Medical Optics Pharmaceutical Rep Self-employed Owner
Town and Country Vet Clinic Veterinarian Small's Farm Assistant Manager
Broken Bow Animal Hospital Veterinarian Arvest Asset Management Client Advisor
Exxon Mobil Financial Analyst West Corporation Project Manager
Wells Fargo Mortgage Home Mortgage Consultant Concrete Enterprises Lead Man
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
Livestock Specialist GLN Incorporated Payroll Accounts Payable Clerk
G & G Cattle Livestock Dealer Professional Vet Products Pharmaceutical Sales
Self-employed Farmer/ Rancher
Degree Program:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
Mary Mahoney Memorial Health Center
Physician Assistant Refused Refused
Redwater Independent School District
Biology Teacher The Oklahoma Publishing
Company
Programmer analyst
Degree Program:
Environmental Sciences
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
Fluid Technologies Lab Technician International Environmental
Associates Inc. Environmental Scientist Department of Environmental Quality Environmental program specialist
Cayuga Tribe Water quality technician
Oklahoma State University Graduate Research Assistant Microganics Technical Consultant
Sunoco Inc. Process Operator State Department of Environmental
Quality
Environmental Specialist
Hack Company Technical Advisor Oklahoma State University Graduate Assistant
Degree Program:
Forestry
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
Missouri Department of
Conservation
Prairie Seed Crew Leader United States Forest Service Forester
The City of Stillwater, Oklahoma Urban Forester CMC Forestry Forester, Co-owner
S and S Painting Painter City of Norman Forester
Bureau of Indian Affairs Forester Refused Refused
United States Forest Service Recreation Planner Self-employed Owner/Manager of Cedar
Eaters inc
Springmeadow Nursery Assistant Propagation Manager U.S. Forest Service Biological Technician
USDA Forester United States Forest Service Forestry Technician
Degree Program:
Horticulture
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
Season Colors of Stillwater Owner and
Horticulturist/Designer
University of Oklahoma Jimmy Austin Golf Course
Assistant Superintendent
Cedar Valley Liners Nursery Manager The Territory Golf Club Assistant Golf Course
Superintendent
Land Creations Landscape Designer Heartland Landscape Group Foreman
Oklahoma State University Financial Advisor Cherokee Hills Golf Club Golf Course Superintendent
Degree Program:
Landscape Architecture
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
Hayes, James, and Associates. Landscape Architect. The Denham Companies Inc Sight Planner
JL Bruce and Company Project Landscape Architect Denham Companies Sight Planner
Robert Lewis and Associates Associate landscape architect Dornick Hills Country Club Assistant Supertenant- Greens
Keeper Thera Simonton Landscape
Architecture
Landscape Architect Adam's Landscapes Inc. Resident
Self-employed Builder John Deere Landscapes Irrigation Manager
Precure Nursery Technical Supervisor First Data Corporation Account Supervisor
Pre Cure Nursery Landscape Designer City of Stillwater Parks, Events and
Recreation
Intern
Pittman Poe and Associates Land planner Schrickell Rollins and Associates Landscape architectural intern
Interiors for Business Sales Manager for Office furniture
Fowlkes, Norman, and Associates Production Manager of the Irrigation Department
Planning Design Group Landscape Architect Watkins Landscape Solutions Owner and Operator
Shangri-la Resort and Country Club
Assistant Superintendent
Degree Program:
Plant and Soil Sciences
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
Oklahoma State University Senior Research Specialist United States Department of
Agriculture
Biological Science Technician
Crop Quest Agronomist USA Truck Night Dispatcher
Texas Experiment Station Research Technician 2 J & L Oil Field Services Soil scientist
Imperial Nutrition Owner Oklahoma State University Graduate Assistant
United States Department of Agriculture
Biological Science Technician American Red Cross Administrative Assistant
Self Employed - MMB farms Farmer Rancher Oklahoma State University Don't know
University of Arkansas Graduate Research Assistant Farmers Co. Seed Manager
Atex Environmental Project Manager/ Environmental Scientist
Oklahoma State University Extension Ag./ 4H Youth Development/ CRED/ CED
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree Program:
Art
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
Reed Brennan Media Associates Archivist, and miscellaneous tasks
Pelco Products Ornamental and Utility Sales Manager
St. Thomas Aquinas Director of Communications Tulsa Public Schools Teacher
Fed Ex Currier, Dangerous Goods Inspector
Marquis Furniture Sales Personnel
Oklahoma State University Web Design Coordinator Self-employed Jewelry Designer
Janalynn's Tea Room Assistant Manager Heritage Christian Academy Teacher/ Youth Pastor
Kenesson Design Production Artist Central Assets Solutions Office Manager
Oklahoma State University Professor of Art Commerce Independent School
District
Teacher
State Service System Graphic Designer Trade One Marketing Account Executive
Calvary Baptist Church Youth Minister American Fisheries Society Web and Technology Coordinator
Equity Residential Leasing Associate Self-employed Graphic designer
Tommy Shotwell Part-time Housekeeper Oklahoma State University TV Artist
Degree Program:
Chemistry
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
Self-employed Graphic Designer ConocoPhillips Chemist
Scott and White Hospital Resident
Degree Program:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
The Therapy Center Physical Therapy Technician Chili’s Server
Health South Rehabilitation Hospital
Outpatient speech pathology team lead
Welch Public Schools School Counselor Southern Illinois University Speech and Language
Coordinator
Oklahoma State University
Foundation
Research Assistant
Fort Smith Public Schools Speech Language Pathologist Barnsdall Public Schools Speech Language Pathologist
Comprehensive Consulting Incorporated
Speech pathologist QuikTrip Petroleum Scheduler
Grady Memorial Hospital Speech Language Pathologist Jenks Public School Speech/Language Pathologist
Buffalo Public Schools Speech & Language Pathologist Broken Arrow Public Schools Second Grade Teacher
Oklahoma State University Coordinator of Athletic
Scholarships.
Degree Program:
Computer Science
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
IBM Software Engineer Saint Francis Hospital Programmer Analyst
Department of Defense Systems Vulnerability Analyst Leadco I.T. Specialist
Amcat Software Engineer Citgo Petroleum Corporation Associate Information Analysis
Convergys Customer Service State Farm Insurance Company Auto Claim Adjuster
Solarc Software Engineer Lowrance Electronics Software Design Engineer
Connectship Inc. Technical Analyst Healthcare Administration
Technology Inc.
Programmer
Punch Software Software Engineer Union Public Schools Teacher
TMS Sequoia QA Manager Southwestern Payroll Service
Incorporated
Director of Information
Technology Services Site-Specific Technology
Development Group
Software Design Engineer BancFirst and Sears Commercial Accounts
Representative - BancFirst, and dectective - sears
Oklahoma State University Teacher's Assistant DitchWitch Software Engineer
Management and Engineering Technologies Incorporated
Software Engineer Fazoli's Manager
Express Personnel Services Technical Support MCI Worldcom Systems Engineer 3
Southwest Medical Center Support Specialist International Business Machine
(IBM)
Senior Consultant
Nomadics Software Engineer MCI Senior systems analyst
Lead Program Manager Microsoft Raytheon Senior Software Engineer
Degree Program:
English
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
Edmond Public Schools English Teacher Pawnee Public Schools Freshman English Teacher.
Mustang Public Schools Title 1 Language Arts Teacher Oklahoma State University Purchasing Specialist
Sand Springs Public Schools Teacher Tulsa Teacher's Credit Union Real Estate Loan Secretary
Dimples and Smiles Daycare Daycare staff PF Changs China Bistro Server
Owasso Public Library Shelver Pioneer Bank and Trust Night processor
G and M Body Shop Parts manager Asbury Methodist Church Administrative Assistant
Riverdale Grade School, Market Strategies Incorporated
Tutor and Market Technician Insurance Exchange Insurance Processor
Old Castle Home Center Representative Rob's Lawn Care Lawn Care Specialist
Celebrity Attractions Television Editor Eskimo Joes Cook
United States Army Battery Executive Officer Oklahoma State University Web Editor
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Lecturer School of International Studies Coordinator for Global Contacts
Degree Program:
Foreign Languages and Literature
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
Whitfield and Edy Law Clerk Oklahoma State University Teaching assistant
Citgo Petroleum Sponsorship Program Logistic Manager
Owasso Public Schools Elementary Teacher
Tulsa Public Schools Teacher Cintas Management Trainee
Holdenville Schools Teacher
Degree Program:
Geography
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
Dove Science Academy Social Studies Teacher United States Air Force Lieutenant
The Boys and Girls Club of America
Youth Development Professional Bear Path Banquet Server
Oklahoma State University Head Women's Golf Coach Putnam City West High School Substitute teacher/coach
Quick Trip Second Assistant Manager Farmers Insurance Office Claims Representative
Owasso Public Schools Teacher Oklahoma Economic Development
Authority
C.I.P Coordinator International Union of Operating
Engineers
Radiographer Oklahoma State University
Foundation
Research Coordinator
Degree Program:
Geology
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
Precision Drilling Account Manager Chesapeake Energy Associate Geologist
Brown and Brown Account executives URS Gia technical engineer and
professional geologist
Oklahoma State University Research Assistant Oakland Oil Company Geologist
Orca Exploration Petroleum Geologist Intercon Services Hydrogeologist
ExxonMobil Senior Geoscientist Energy Opportunity and Growth
Resources
Geological Technician Jacobs Engineering Environmental scientist
Degree Program:
History
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
WilTel Communications Leading Designer Wireless Retail, Inc. Field manager
Oklahoma State University Graduate Teaching Assistant First United Methodist Church Interim Youth Minister
Oklahoma State University Foundation
Coordinator of Annual Giving Programs
Bank One Customer Service Associate
American Airlines Flight attendant U.S. Navy Special Warfare Student
Baptist Collegiate Ministry Associate Intern Oklahoma Farm Bureau Career Sales Agent
The Oklahoma Historical Society Historical Enterpretor Armstrong Relocation Accounts Receivable
Oklahoma State University Graduate Assistant Owens, Clary, and Aekin LLP Associate Attorney
Degree Program:
Journalism and Broadcasting
Employer
Job Title
Employer
Job Title
Dillard’s Sales Associate Canadian Valley Medical Solutions Sales Marketing Representative
USA Green Printing and Embroidery
Billing representative/art representative
The University of Central
Oklahoma
Graduate Assistant
Jordan Associates Account Coordinator Stillwater Radio, LLC On-air Personality
CBC Enterprises Operations Manager Whistle Stop Convenience Store Store Manager
Winnercomm Advertising Account Coordinator Oral Roberts Television Senior Producer and
Correspondent
Homeland Grocery Stores Grocery manager Priority Print Work Designer/Office Manager
Dillard's Sales Specialist North American Mission Board Campus Minister
Chandler Frates Rights (CFR) Insurance Account Administrator The Daily Oklahoman Staff Writer
Caldwell Banker Rader Group Assistant Marketing Director Oklahoma Publishing Company Editor
Lindsay Manufacturing Assistant Marketing Manager The United Methodist Circle of
Care
Coordinator of Development
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Advertising Account Executive Woodlands Villager Editorial Assistant
Spark Creative Account Executive Independent Newspapers News Editor
Text 100 Public Relations Account Coordinator NBC Junior Publicist and Coordinator
for the News Department Zimmer Radio Group Producer and Co-host of Sports
Talk Radio
Quick Pack and Ship Desk clerk Gazelle Communications,
Journal Broadcast Group
Sales Implementations Specialist, Programming and Promotions Assistant
Taubamn Corporation Internet Marketing Coordinator
Self-employed Automotive Repair Technician The American Red Cross Event Coordinator
McNely, Pigott, and Fox Assistant account exec. Oklahoma City Community College Coordinator of Community
Outreach
University Loft Company Project Manager Oklahoma City Museum of Art Editor
Booz Allen Hamilton Consultant Daily Ardmorite Copy Editor
David's Bridal Sales Consultant, Formerly manager in training for Pier-1 Imports
Southwestern Energy Gas Marketing Assistant
KFSM TV Channel Five Internet Sales Director Street School Incorporated Development Director
Rexel Outside Salesman Dori G Studios Sales Manager
The Oklahoma Nurses
Association
Administrative Assistant Interurban Manager/ Caterer
Martin Medical Field Rep L'Oreal Matrix educator
Channel Two Topical Producer Edmond Sun Account Executive
Viacom Television Stations National Sales American Fidelity Marketing Assistant
The Woodlands United
Methodist Church
Student Ministries Assistant Journal Record Publishing Co. Administrative assistant and
assistant to the publisher