JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — David Steelman has been confirmed as a new member of the University of Missouri Board of Curators.
Missouri senators on Thursday confirmed Steelman and a dozen other appointments by Gov. Jay Nixon to various state boards and commissions.
Steelman is a Republican attorney from Rolla who served for six years in the Missouri House starting in 1979, including as the minority party leader. He ran unsuccessfully for attorney general against Nixon in 1992.
Steelman works as a trial attorney in Rolla and graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Senators also confirmed Paul Kincaid to the State Lottery Commission. The independent from Springfield retired in October 2014 as chief of staff and assistant to the president for university relations at Missouri State University.