OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC

THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THIS CORPORATION IS FORMED IS TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE CHARITABLE, BENEVOLENT, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL INTERESTS OF EVERY KIND AND DESCRIPTION OF THE OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND A PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. THIS CORPORATION IS CREATED AND SHALL BE ADMINISTERED AND OPERATED TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES ABOVE STATED AND: 1. TO CREATE AND OPERATE THE OSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 2. TO REQUEST, RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER FUNDS FROM FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SOURCES, AS WELL AS PRIVATE SOURCES. 3. TO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND ACADEMIC CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS WHICH ARE DIRECTED TOWARD THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. 4. TO UTILIZE FUNDS RECEIVED FRO THE PURPOSES OF RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AND THE ENTER INTO LEGAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE OKLAHOMA STAT