The Oklahoma State University Fire and Emergency Management Program has been selected for the 2015 Best of Stillwater Award in the Education category by the Stillwater Award Program.

Each year, the Stillwater Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Stillwater area a great place to live, work and play.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2015 Stillwater Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Stillwater Award Program and data provided by third parties.

The Stillwater Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Stillwater area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.

The Stillwater Award Program was established to recognize the best of local businesses in our community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to recognize the small business community's contributions to the U.S. economy.

SOURCE: Stillwater Award Program

(John Ricketts, OSU FEMA graduate student, and Debra Wagner, OSU FEMA Alumna, at the Feed the Children warehouse in Oklahoma City.)