Gov. Henry appoints Anthony to OSU Board of Regents

Friday, March 24, 2006

Gov. Brad Henry announced Friday the appointment of Calvin Anthony to the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges.

The board is the governing body for Oklahoma State University, Langston University, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Connors State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, and Northeastern Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College,

Henry praised the 61–year-old Anthony, a longtime Stillwater pharmacist and current chairman of the board of the Stillwater Chamber of Commerce.

“Calvin Anthony will be a tremendous addition to the Board of Regents,” Henry said. “As a longtime champion of excellence in education, he possesses all the qualifications that are certain to make him an outstanding regent. Calvin Anthony has the intellect, experience and bold vision to help the colleges and universities governed by the board to achieve even greater heights.”

Anthony served two terms in the Oklahoma State House of Representatives and is a former mayor of Stillwater. A past president of the Oklahoma Pharmacists Association, he graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy in 1968 and has earned recognition as one of the leading independent pharmacists in the nation.