The Kansas Senate Confirmation Oversight Committee this week approved Gov. Sam Brownback’s appointments of three new members of the Kansas Board of Regents, according to an announcement from the Regents.

The appointments of Dave Murfin, of Wichita, Daniel Thomas, of Mission Hills, and Dennis Mullin, of Manhattan, were announced in June. Each will serve a four-year term.

According to the Regents:

• Murfin is CEO of Murfin Inc., whose interests include Murfin Drilling Co. Inc. and Murphy Tractor and Equipment Co., one of North America’s largest John Deere construction dealerships. He serves on boards including those of the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition, Wichita Chamber of Commerce, Kansas Oil and Gas Resources Fund, Kansas University School of Business and KU Endowment.

• Thomas is a periodontist practicing in the greater Kansas City area. He is active in several professional associations and serves as director of the KU Hospital Authority Board and the Kansas Arts Foundation Board. He also served as chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents Oral Health Task Force in 2011.

• Mullin is chairman and CEO of Steel and Pipe Supply, one of the country’s largest steel service centers. He is a member of the Business Advisory Council for the Kansas State University College of Business Administration and is active with the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, Greater Manhattan Community Foundation and Flint Hills Christian School.

The three new members replace Fred Logan, Robba Moran and Kenny Wilk, whose terms expired in June.

The nine-member Kansas Board of Regents governs the six state universities and is the coordinating board for the state’s 32 public higher education institutions.