Simmons Reappointed to Board of Regents

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Legislators have filled five spots on the University of Minnesota's governing board.

House and Senate lawmakers made their choices for the Board of Regents openings in an election Wednesday night. The board is a key decision-making body at the state's flagship university. It sets policy and oversees the president.

Elected were three people with previous board experience: banker Rick Beeson, the group's current chair; attorney Darrin Rosha, a former student who last served in the 1990s; and Patricia Simmons, a recently retired doctor who won a third term.

Also elected were Michael Hsu, the president of a golf reservation company, and longtime funeral home director Tom Anderson.

The university's regents are unpaid. Eight represent each of Minnesota's congressional districts and four serve the state at large.