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Business Officers,</div>
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Please find attached the updated "Certification of Oklahoma Public Institutions for Higher Learning" letter for 2026.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b>James Vaughn</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Associate Vice Chancellor for Budget and Finance </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">655 Research Parkway, Suite 200</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" title="jvaughn@osrhe.edu" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAf9e03dcb-85db-903a-4791-5d3724c7b129" href="mailto:jvaughn@osrhe.edu">jvaughn@osrhe.edu</a></span></p>
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