Governor taps business executive from Ohio to OU Regents

 


OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's new Gov. Kevin Stitt tapped an Ohio business executive for the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents on Friday, following through on his plan to appoint an African-American member to help oversee a university rocked by racist incidents in recent years.

Stitt announced the selection of Eric Stevenson, the senior vice president of Nationwide Retirement Plans, to replace Clay Bennett on the seven-member panel. Stevenson, 55, is a native of Wagoner, Oklahoma, and received his bachelor's degree from OU and a master's from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate...



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