Scott Newman, 2009 Honoree

- Title
- Chair, IT division
- Employer
- Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
- Location
- Okmulgee
- Most valuable career advice:
- "The person who wins by working the hardest usually loses."
- Favorite sport:
- "To play: basketball; to watch: college football."
- In high school, I should have been voted "Most Likely to..."
- "not be a Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader!"
- Favorite book:
- How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie
- What about you would surprise the people you work with?
- "I used to work in Hollywood."
- Leadership philosophy in a nutshell:
- "Leadership is about improving people's lives through change and innovation."