Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3407.2: Board of Regents

A. The Board of Regents of Murray State College shall consist

of seven (7) members, including one member who is a resident of

Ardmore, Oklahoma, appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice

and consent of the Senate. The regular term of each member shall be

seven (7) years, except that the initial appointments shall be for

lesser terms so that the term of only one member shall expire each

year.

B. The Board of Regents of Murray State College shall be a body

corporate, and shall adopt and use an official seal. It shall

annually elect a chair, a vice-chair, and a secretary, each of whom

shall serve for a term of one (1) fiscal year and until his or her

successor is elected and qualified, and who shall perform such

duties as the Board directs. The Board shall adopt rules and

regulations as it deems necessary for the governing of the Board and

the discharge of its duties, and shall cause to be kept the minutes

of all meetings and transactions considered at each meeting, in a

suitable book to be obtained and kept for such purpose. The Board

of Regents of Murray State College shall be the governing board of

the College and shall have the supervision and management thereof

and shall have the same powers and duties as governing boards of

other institutions in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,

and may do all things necessary or convenient to make the College

effective for the purpose for which it is operated.