OSU Agriculture Honors

The late Bentley graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agronomy with a focus on turf management from OSU. Bentley had a successful career at the City of Norman and at Bentley Turf Farms, which he owned and operated until his passing in 2022. He was a great supporter of the OSU turfgrass program and was known as a turfgrass sod pioneer in Oklahoma.

Buckmaster, a third-generation OSU graduate, grew up on a wheat and cattle farm in Hydro. She received both her bachelor's and master's degrees in agricultural economics from OSU. As the executive director of the Oklahoma Beef Council, she is well-known across the state by beef cattle producers as a champion for the industry.

Clark graduated with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural education from OSU and a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas. He was a member of the OSU / Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents and served as vice president and general counsel for the OSU Foundation. Before retiring in 2021, he worked as senior vice president and general counsel for OSU.

Cole received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture with an animal science option and a minor in biology from West Texas State University, followed by a master’s degree in animal science and a doctoral degree in animal nutrition with a minor in biochemistry from OSU. He is an internationally recognized scientist whose contributions have impacted the beef cattle industry.

Fields received a bachelor’s degree in animal science from OSU. As president of Fields Ranch Inc. and Fields Land and Livestock LLC, he has learned to value soil, water and natural resources on his family ranch. His passion for agriculture led him to public office in the Oklahoma legislature.

Tippens graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from OSU and a Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma. Tippens, of counsel at Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey and Tippens, has practiced law for more than 52 years, trying some of the largest business cases in Oklahoma.

Both Win and Kay Ingersoll attended OSU in the early 1960s, where they reconnected before marrying in 1965. The couple took over the McFarlin Ranch as the fourth generation to manage operations. The ranch was one of the first and largest Oklahoma ranches in the 1900s and continues to thrive today under the guidance of Win Ingersoll’s widow, Kay, and the couple’s family.

Newell received both his bachelor’s degree and doctoral degree in chemistry from OSU. He spent 30 years working as a senior research manager and scientist at Anheuser-Busch Inc., where he worked on a multitude of projects benefitting the food industry. He also received a business degree and currently owns a commercial real estate rental business in Hemet, California.