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Steve Trost

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Entrepreneurship

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  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
    Entrepreneurship
  • 405-412-7879 (Work)
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SERVICE & OUTREACH

  • FELLOWSHIP
    Alexis de Tocqueville Fellowship: Exploring the Intersections of Bitcoin, Political Economy, and Philosophy
    12 Feb 2026 - 29 May 2026
    To examine the classical liberal foundations and possibilities of Bitcoin, particularly through the principles of liberty and subsidiarity. Four-month fellowship beginning in February 2026 with a 2-day colloquium in Austin, Texas, and followed by a series of online discussions. Curriculum includes works by F. A. Hayek, Adam Smith, Alexis de Tocqueville, and Lawrence H. White, as well as important essays on Bitcoin.
  • CONSULTING
    Subject matter expert
    1 May 2024 - 30 Sep 2024
    Oklahoma State Department of Education, State of Oklahoma
  • AWARD
    Outstanding Ph.D. Student in Entrepreneurship
    1 Apr 2017
    Oklahoma State University, Watson Graduate School of Management
  • AWARD
    Research Excellence in Entrepreneurship
    1 Apr 2017
    Oklahoma State University, School of Entrepreneurship
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Doctoral Fellow, Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise
    1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
  • AWARD
    Doctoral Scholar, Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise
    1 Jan 2016
    Oklahoma State University
  • AWARD
    2004 Innovator of the Year Award
    1 Nov 2004
    Intellectual Property Law Section, Oklahoma Bar Association
  • AWARD
    2004 NOVA Award
    1 Apr 2004
    Construction Innovation Forum
  • AWARD
    Most Innovative Product (General Construction Equipment)
    1 Feb 2003
    2003 World of Concrete
  • CONSULTING
    Subject matter expert
    1 Feb 2001 - 28 Feb 2001
    American Society for Quality (ASQ)
  • AWARD
    Rural Overlay Award (for Superior Design of the Asphalt Overlay on the Will Rogers Turnpike in Ottawa County)
    1 Oct 1999
    Oklahoma Asphalt Pavement Association (OAPA)
  • AWARD
    Graduate Research Excellence Award
    11 Dec 1998
    Oklahoma State University
  • CONSULTING
    Management Consulting
    1 Aug 1997 - 31 Dec 1998
    The Benham Group (now a subsidiary of Haskell)