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NORMAN, OKLA. – During its March meeting, the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents elected Anita Holloway of Tulsa, Oklahoma, as chair and Rick Nagel of Norman, Oklahoma, as vice chair for the 2025-2026 term.
Anita Holloway was appointed to the board by Gov. Kevin Stitt in 2020. She is a tribal member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation based in Shawnee.
She is an experienced audit partner with Ernst & Young LLP, a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services operating in more than 150 countries. She is responsible for helping clients meet reporting requirements by providing an objective and independent examination of financial statements provided to investors and other stakeholders.
In addition to her role on the Board of Regents, Holloway serves on the board of advisors for the Michael F. Price College of Business, where she is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer, and the Price College Energy Institute at OU. Holloway was inducted into Price College’s Arthur B. Adams Society in 2015.
For nearly 20 years, Holloway has contributed annually to accounting and law academic scholarship endowments she established through the OU Foundation. She has also established the Live On, University! Fund, aimed at maintaining the beauty and integrity of the OU campus.
She also serves on the board and as former treasurer of the Tulsa Regional Chamber of Commerce. She previously served on the board and audit/finance committee for the Tulsa Area United Way.
In 2019, she was recognized as an Oklahoma Woman of the Year – 50 Making a Difference honoree and is a graduate of Leadership Tulsa Class 48.
Rick Nagel was appointed to the board by Gov. Stitt in 2021. He is a current member of the Board of Governors for the Aerospace Industries Association, the U.S. Army Association, the U.S. Air Force Association and the National Defense Industrial Association.
With more than two decades of extensive leadership experience in private equity and strategic investment, Nagel also serves as the managing partner for Acorn Growth Companies, where he oversees the firm’s current geographic footprint, fund operations, fundraising activity and performance initiatives.
Along with his professional endeavors, Nagel is deeply engaged in industry and civic leadership. He serves on the executive committee for the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce, as well as state president of the Oklahoma Alliance of Boys & Girls Club and a national trustee for Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Additionally, he is the treasurer for U.S. Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK).
Nagel is a Phillips 66 Scholar and a graduate of the Gallogly College of Engineering at the University of Oklahoma.
Mackenzie Wilfong, J.D., was re-elected to serve as the board’s executive secretary. Wilfong joined OU in this role in June 2024 after serving as vice president of legal affairs and general counsel for Tulsa Community College for seven years.
Along with her position as executive secretary, Wilfong also serves on the executive council for the Association of Governing Boards, Audit Committee for the National Association of College and University Attorneys and was the recipient of the 2021 Madame President award by the Tulsa League of Women Voters. Wilfong earned a bachelor of arts degree in public affairs from OU and a juris doctorate from Southern Methodist University.
About the University of Oklahoma
Founded in 1890, the University of Oklahoma is a public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. As the state’s flagship university, OU serves the educational, cultural, economic and health care needs of the state, region and nation. For more information about the university, visit www.ou.edu.
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