No member of the Board of Governors, having served three (3) consecutive years as a member of the governing body (exclusive of service on the Board of Governors by reason of having received appointment to a vacancy as hereinbefore provided in these rules), shall be eligible to succeed himself on the Board of Governors, except as provided in the Bylaws of the Association.
Okla. Stat. tit. 5A , app 1 § 6