Management Information Systems

The 2021 MIS scholarship banquet was held virtually. Using funds from alumni and corporate donors, over 50 undergraduate and graduate students received scholarships ranging from $1000 to $5000. Ms. Lauren Woodward, MIS division alumna and Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist at Pioneer Natural Resources, was the keynote speaker. Mr. Jeb Sheriff, OU IT Customer Service Manager and MIS adjunct faculty, received the Outstanding faculty award for excelling in teaching the Introductory Information Systems course to undergraduate students.

At the Center for MIS Studies(CMISS) fall retreat, MIS BBA+MIT student, Ms. Micah Tison, earned the CMISS student fellow of the year award. This award is given to a MIS student who not only excels in academic work, but who also shows a helpful and community spirit embodied through CMISS. Micah Tison is from San Diego, CA and comes from a long line of Sooners. She is an avid gymnastics fan, an amateur golfer, and a co-founder of the Chai Everything blog. She is a teaching assistant for MIS programming courses. CMISS is a partnership between academia and business to share the knowledge, skills, and efforts of the University of Oklahoma's MIS Division with member firms in a framework that encourages innovation and productivity.

MISSA is an active and vibrant student association that organizes workshops, talks by alumni, field visits to our business partners’ corporate offices, and other such study or social events. The current office bearers are: Edward Reali – President, Wendy Wilkinson – VP of Administration John Foster – VP of Engagement, Shayoni Banerjee – Secretary,Sumayah Sandhu – Treasurer, Vivian Culver – Communications Chair and Leticia Muiuane – Operations Chair. The current faculty advisor is Adam Ackerman. This is a picture of a MISSA board meeting.

The recent virtual Fall Center for MIS Studies (CMISS) retreat included a panel discussion on Bitcoin and Blockchain. The panel discussion was moderated by MIS alumna and Partner, IT Advisory Services, Weaver. Other panelists included Gavin Fearey, Of Counsel, Winstead PC and Arnold Spencer, General Counsel, Coin source and Spencer & Associates. Mr. Millard Latimer, Chair of the CMISS board emceed the event. CMISS is a partnership between academia and business to share the knowledge, skills, and efforts of the University of Oklahoma's MIS Division with member firms in a framework that encourages innovation and productivity.