Duncan business leader Rick Braught appointed to OU Board of Regents

One more appointee from Gov. Kevin Stitt comes to the College of Oklahoma Board of Regents from a business enterprise track record.

The governor declared Friday he selected Rick Braught, of Duncan, to fill a vacant seat on OU’s best governing board, which also oversees Cameron College and Rogers Point out College.

Braught is the president of Investors Trust Co. He has led the Duncan-based small business considering that 1996.

He and his wife, Barbara, also possess The Territory Golf & Nation Club, a golfing training course and household group in Duncan.

An OU organization graduate, of the two bachelor’s and master’s degree systems, Braught would fill an unexpired expression ending March 21, 2023.

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Braught claimed he is “honored” to be appointed.

“I believe that improvement in all aspects of our state begins instantly with how well we prepare our graduates to excel and lead in their chosen fields,” he said in a assertion.

This is Stitt’s next appointment to the OU regents in the previous thirty day period.

The governor chose Inasmuch Basis CEO Bob Ross on March 30 to provide a seven-year phrase. He succeeded retiring board chairperson Michael Cawley, who opted to move down when his time period expired in March.

Pending approval by the state Senate, Braught would be the most up-to-date of Stitt’s appointees to occur from a business or finance-relevant career, similarly to Cawley and regents Eric Stephenson, Anita Holloway and Rick Nagel.

“His strong business enterprise acumen will make him a great addition to the Board of Regents as we go on to guarantee OU is successfully equipping graduates with skills that meet up with the demands of our state’s workforce and financial system,” Stitt stated in announcing Braught’s appointment.

Braught’s seat was still left vacant by another businessman, Phil Albert, who was appointed to the board in 2016 by then-Gov. Mary Fallin.

Albert resigned from the regents in January amid allegations of economical crimes.

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He was the president of Claremore steel pole producer Pelco Structural until the company fired in him 2019. The company later on accused him in court documents of fraud, embezzlement and breach of fiduciary responsibility.

Albert alleged in a Rogers County District Court lawsuit the enterprise wrongfully fired him. The lawsuit, submitted in 2019, is nonetheless pending.

OU President Joseph Harroz Jr. mentioned Albert confirmed an “ardent passion” for the university.

Stitt also was complimentary of Albert subsequent the regent’s resignation.

“Phil Albert served the University of Oklahoma perfectly through his time as a regent,” Stitt mentioned in a January assertion.

Reporter Nuria Martinez-Keel addresses K-12 and bigger schooling throughout the point out of Oklahoma. Have a tale thought for Nuria? She can be achieved at [email protected] or on Twitter at @NuriaMKeel. Assistance Nuria’s function and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription these days at subscribe.oklahoman.com.

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