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Langston trustees join forces
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
Published: 7/17/2009 2:23 AM
Last Modified: 7/17/2009 4:35 AM
Members of the board of trustees for Langston University-Oklahoma City and Langston University-Tulsa introduced themselves to each other and began to organize at the group's inaugural meeting Thursday.
The board was created in January by the Legislature. It has seven members appointed by the governor and two members appointed by the Oklahoma A&M regents.
The members, all from Tulsa or Oklahoma City, have staggered terms, the first of which will expire in one year.
Langston President JoAnn Haysbert presided over the organizational meeting, calling it a historic moment that she has anticipated for many years.
Despite the "challenging times for the country and higher education in particular," Haysbert said it was a pleasure to be present and run the meeting.
After 30 years of sharing space with Oklahoma State University-Tulsa, Langston began construction of its own Tulsa campus and opened the first building in March.
The plan calls for four buildings and additional landscaping, but funding hasn't been identified, and no construction plans have been established.
According to the bill that created the board, the group's duty is to advise the president of Langston and the A&M regents on the supervision and management of Langston's Tulsa and Oklahoma City campuses, and "perform other functions as necessary."
Members of the board gave their backgrounds and ties to Langston while expressing gratitude at being chosen to serve.
"Langston
University is a wonderful and unique institution in our state," trustee Andy Lester said, adding that he sees "great things for the future."
Several state representatives from Tulsa were present for the inaugural meeting, as were two of the bill's authors, Reps. Jabar Shumate, D-Tulsa, and Mike Shelton, D-Oklahoma City.
The board chose its leaders Thursday, electing Vernetta Wilson as chairwoman, Lester as vice chairman and Jerry Steward as secretary.
Board members decided to have quarterly meetings that rotate between the Oklahoma City and Tulsa campuses. The next meeting will be in Oklahoma City in October.
Langston-Oklahoma City, Langston-Tulsa trustees
- Vernetta Wilson, president
of Tulsa’s Langston alumni
chapter
- Orhan Kucukosman, CEO
of Sky Foundation
- Melvin Todd, former state
regent and former Langston
professor
- Yvonne Hovell, president
of Dodge Chrysler Jeep of
Tulsa
- Sandra Massey, provost at Tulsa Community College
Northeast Campus
- Jerry Steward, executive
vice president of Oklahoma
City Community College
- Major Jemison, senior pastor
at St. John Missionary
Baptist Church
- Doug Burns, Oklahoma
A&M regent
- Andy Lester, Oklahoma
A&M regent
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