After leaving the senate, because of a term limitation law passed in 1990, he was appointed to the Oklahoma State Board of Education by Governor Brad Henry, serving until 2011, when he resigned, giving multiple reasons.
[1] He attended Northeastern Oklahoma State University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree.
In the senate, he served as the Assistant Majority Floor Leader from 1985, and as chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education.
Rozell was appointed to the Oklahoma State Board of Education by former Democratic Governor Brad Henry.
Rowell gave several reasons for his resignation: (1)The legislature had already passed a law that would allow the new governor (Fallin) to replace the entire board in August 2011; (2) the bill also removed all authority from the board by giving the authority for all hiring and firing to the state superintendent; (3) continuing budget cuts for education; (4) failure to properly fund teacher health benefits and to fund stipends to National Board Certified teachers.