Regent Jack Sherry
Jack Sherry, from Holdenville, Oklahoma, was appointed as a State Regent by Governor Kevin Stitt in May, 2020 for a 9 year term. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education is
the constitutional coordinating board for the Oklahoma colleges and universities responsible for
allocating state funds, setting admission standards and academic policies.
Regent Sherry has served on a number of local boards within his community, and across the
state. He was also appointed by former Governor Mary Fallin to serve on the Oklahoma Lottery
Commission Board the past 4 years.
On the local level, Sherry has served on the Holdenville Public School Board of Education, the
Holdenville Chamber of Commerce, Holdenville Lions Club, Oklahoma Southeast and Young
Farmers of America, the FSA State Board, Hughes County Cattleman’s Association, and the
Hughes County Fair Board. He currently serves as an advisory director to the First National
Bank in Holdenville, President of the Hughes County Farm Bureau, and Chairman of the
Holdenville Hospital Board. He was recognized as Holdenville’s 2015 Citizen of the Year.
Sherry served as a Trustee to the Seminole State College Educational Foundation prior to his appointment as a State Regent.
Regent Sherry attended Oklahoma State University, Seminole State College, and obtained his bachelor’s from Southern Nazarene University. He currently owns Jack Sherry Real Estate & Investments in Holdenville, and operates a cattle ranch in Hughes and Seminole Counties.
Regent Sherry is married to Paige, and together they have three children and three grandchildren.
Phone: 405.225.9331
Email:jsherry@osrhe.edu
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