The Cowboy100 just recognized SGA Design Group as the 60th fastest growing company on their top 100 list for 2025. This award celebrates the business and leadership achievements of OSU graduates and honors OSU alumni-owned and led businesses while raising funds for OSU’s Riata Center’s student programs. This recognition highlights the firm’s entrepreneurial success and impact on both OSU and the broader community.
SGA Design Group has benefited greatly from the outstanding leadership of several Oklahoma State University graduates in recent years. Christopher Goble, is our current President and CEO, and two Principals, Virginia Hart and Travis Hager, are also graduates of the program.
Chris graduated from OSU’s College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology in 1986 with a five-year Bachelor of Architecture professional degree. He is a LEED Accredited Professional, a member of the American Institute of Architects, NCARB certified and licensed to practice architecture in multiple states across the U.S.
Chris grew up in Tulsa and identified OSU as the pathway to pursue his dream of becoming an architect. Chris applied and was accepted in 1981 and upon graduation from OSU, as part of the first class of students in the five-year undergraduate program, Chris returned home to Tulsa and begin his architectural career. He joined BSW in May of 1986 and grew his early career skills focusing mainly on national retail design, prototype development and volume building construction documentation working with the largest retailers in the country. Chris sat for and passed the licensing exam on the first attempt and obtained his Oklahoma Architectural license in 1989. After eight years with BSW, Chris joined Selser Schaefer Architects to focus on medical and corporate client work.
Chris later joined Taylor Scott Architects (TSA), a small start-up architectural firm in September of 1996. On Jan. 1, 2001, Chris became a shareholder and partner at TSA. In 2004, TSA would become Scott & Goble Architects and in October of 2011 became SGA Design Group, P.C. Chris became the majority owner and has served as the President, CEO & Secretary of SGA Design Group, P.C. since Jan. 1, 2008. During his leadership tenure, SGA added businesses to its organization including GreenLight 360, GreenLight Native and Renaissance Architecture.
In service to OSU, Chris was a member of the CEAT Strategic Advisory Council with former Dean Paul J. Tikalsky, in 2014.
Virginia Hart, a Principal at SGA graduated from Oklahoma State University’s College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology in 1994 with a five-year Bachelor of Architecture professional degree. She is a Legacy LEED Accredited Professional, a member of the American Institute of Architects, NCARB certified and licensed to practice architecture in multiple states across the U.S. Virginia joined SGA in 1997 and has been involved in multiple client programs over the years.
Virginia has stayed involved with the School of Architecture in several ways since graduation. She has served as a crit during various stages of projects for students. She has served as a professional mentor to teams in the integrated design studio and has served on the Professional Advisory Committee since 2019.
Principal Travis Hager, a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a NAAB-accredited Bachelor of Architecture degree, first joined SGA in 2001. After spending nine years practicing architecture in South Carolina, he returned to SGA in 2012. With over 25 years of experience, Travis has worked on a diverse range of projects, including higher education, K-12 schools, senior living, religious facilities, residential designs, and retail spaces. He is licensed in multiple states and holds a LEED Accredited Professional designation with a BD+C Specialty. Additionally, Travis has earned a Post Disaster certification from CAL-OES.
One of Travis’s notable achievements is leading the development and implementation of the Market Fulfillment Center (MFC) program. His team provided solutions for this multi-site initiative, which included new expansions and interior modifications to existing retail facilities that remained operational. Travis and his team reached key milestones, from concept to construction completion, coordinating across multiple disciplines such as MEP, FP, structural, refrigeration, and automation. He also pioneered the use of clash detection software (Navisworks) and improved BIM management practices within the firm.
Travis excels at managing high-volume site-adapt retail programs, including remodels, expansions, and special projects. His focus on pickup and last-mile delivery solutions has made him a valuable asset to the SGA firm, ensuring projects meet both operational and client needs.
In the 30-year history of SGA Design Group, OSU leadership was instrumental in building a small regional firm into the largest architectural firm in Tulsa with three total offices and staff located in 11 states across the U.S. SGA has completed work in all 50 states and has long-standing client relationships with some of the largest retailers in the world. SGA Design Group and its affiliated businesses currently employ over 140 people and within those businesses, there are 24 graduates from OSU. In addition, SGA employs 28 licensed architects, 32 Architectural interns, eight NCIDQ Interior Design Interns and several part time architectural interns that are still attending school.