ARTICLES OF INCORPORA� SECRET.AR'i Of. &TAIEon

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lF�[\EID) APR 18 1995

OF UNIVERSITY of SCIENCE and ARTS of OKLAHOMA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INC.

TO TIIB SECRETARY OF STATE

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

The undersigned, in order to form a not-for-profit corporati011 pursuant to the provisions of the Okteboma Oenera1 Corporation Act (the "Actj, certify as follows:

ARTICLE 1: NAME

The name of the Cmpomtion is University of Scicncc and Arts ofOldahoma Alumni Association, Inc. (Hereafter ref-erred to es USAO Alumni Assn.)

ARTICLE 2: REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

The address of its registered office in the State of' Oldebnma is; UniVtll"Sity of Science and Arts ofOldahoma, Administrative Building, Chickasha, Oldebnma 73018. The� agent is USAO Alumni Assn.

ARTICLE 3: DURATION

The duration oftbe corporation is Perpetual.

ARTICLE 4: PURPOSE

The purpose ofUSAO Alumni Alim. shall be to perpetuate and promote the intc:rcsta of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma; to provide leadcmrip for the alumni to unite in their efforts to support and to strengthen the University; to disseminate information that wilt keep the alumni well informed about the University and the BllllOCiation; to encourage students to apply for admission to the Univeraity; and to take other action as may be deemed beneficial for the advancement of the University and the association.

This corpomtion ia orgimiz.ed oxclusiwly for charitablo, xeligious, educational, and scientific puiposes, including for such purposes the me]cjng of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organirntions under section S01(c)(3) of the Tnteme) Revenue Code, or corresponding swtions of any futun, federal code.

AR'l'ICU! 5: AUlllORIZIID CAPITAL

Thie Corporation does not have the authority to iesue capital stoclc.

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ARTICLE 6: CONDmON OF :MEMBERSffiP

The condition of membership in 1he corporation shall be set forth in the by-laws of the corporation.

ARTICLE 7: OFFICERS The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of

elected officers. The elected officers shall bc prcsidcnl. pn:sidcnt-clcct, vice president, sccrr:taiy, end treasurer. The 1rea.smer must be a resident of Chickasha, Oklahoma during term of office.

AND DIRECTORS

The IIIIIIlC8 and addresSCB of each person who will serw as the officers arc:

Office Name Address City State ZipPres Aleta Smalley 301 West 6th Stroud Ok 74079 P.Elect OwedaTeny P.O. Box 1068onCarnegie Ok 73105 VP Angela Jeffries P.O. Box 2393 Cbiokasba Ok 73023 Sec Betty Smith 2900 E. Chadwick Dr Edmond Ok 73613 Treas Robert Newbrough 908 S. 17th Chickasha Ok 73023

The number of directors to be elected at the first meeting is three.

ARTICLE 8: DISlRIBUTIONS

No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to its members, trustees, officers, or otbcr private pcrBODII, except that the corporation shall be authoriz.ed and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services nmderod end make payments end distributions in furtharanoo of the purposes set forth in Article 4 hereof. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the canying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation. and the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of stafMleofs) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office, this corporation shall not. except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any activities or exerci.�e any powers that are not within the furtherance of the pmposes the corporation.

ARTICLE 9: DISSOLUTION

Upon the dissolution of the Corporation. assets shall be distributed fur one or more cxwq,t purposes within the meaning ofsection50l(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or com,sponding section of any ft1ture federal tax code, or shall be dlsttibuted to the fudera1 gowrmnem, or to a state or local government, fur a public pUipOSC. Any such asscts not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the Court of Common Pleas of the county in which the pringpal office of the corporation is tbeo located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organiutioo, as said Court 11111111 �onnino, which aro orsanmxf and oporatcd oicclusivoly for nucb pul'JlOIIOII,

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ARTICLE 10: INCORPORATORS

The incoiporators of the Corporation will become the officers of the Corporation upon the filing of the Certificate of Incorporation.

The names end rneiJiug addresses of the undersigned ere the inoorporators.

lnCOip01'1ltor Address City State Zip

Aleta Smalley 301 West 6th Stroud Ok 74079OwedaTeny P.O. Box 1068 Carnegie Ok 73105Angela Jeffiies P.O. Box 2393o Chi,,lce11he Ole 73023Betty Smith 2900 E. Chadwiclc Dr Edmond Ok 73013Robert Newbrough 908 S. 17th St Chickasha Ok 73023

WE THE UNDERSIGNED. tbr tho pwposc of funning II not-tbr-p:tofit w.pomtion l1Udcr the l11ws of the State ofOldahorna. have BCCOidingly hereunto set our hands this day of April.1995

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