Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3512: Board of Regents of Eastern Oklahoma State College -

Membership - Powers and duties.

A. The Board of Regents of Eastern Oklahoma State College shall

consist of seven (7) members 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 Eastern Oklahoma State College shall

be a body corporate, and shall adopt and use an official seal. It

shall annually elect a chairman, a vice chairman, and a secretary,

each of whom shall serve for a term of one (1) fiscal year and until

his 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 Eastern Oklahoma State College shall be the governing

board of the college and shall have the supervision and management

thereof, 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.