David H. Batchelder of San Diego, Calif., graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1971 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He grew up in Bartlesville, Okla., and is currently a founder and principal of Relational Investors. Batchelder has more than 30 years of financial management, mergers and acquisitions experience. Batchelder was inducted into the OSU Alumni Hall of Fame on February 15, 2013. For more information, visit orangeconnection.org/alumniawards.