Nixon appoints two new members to Board of Curators
Gov. Jay Nixon appointed two new members to the UM system Board of Curators on Tuesday.
According to a news release from the governor’s office, the appointments of David Bradley, of St. Joseph, and Wayne Goode, of St. Louis, are pending Senate confirmation and would end Jan. 1, 2015.
Bradley, 59, is a Republican and the president of the News-Press & Gazette Co., which publishes the St. Joseph News-Press. He's also served on the UMB Financial Corp. board of directors since 1985 and is a former president of the Missouri Press Association.
Goode, 71, is a Democrat and a former lawmaker who served as a representative for part of St. Louis County in the Missouri General Assembly from 1963 to 1985 and then as a senator from 1985 to 2005. Goode also served as chair of the House Education Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee. Goode, along with his wife and son, is a graduate of MU.
“These are two Missourians who have demonstrated their leadership skills for several decades,” Nixon said in the news release. “I am very pleased to appoint David Bradley and Wayne Goode to positions where they will help set the course for the state’s flagship university system as it prepares Missouri students to compete and excel in the global economy.”