JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – David Steward, the only African-American on the University of Missouri System Board of Curators is leaving his position with the embattled university system.
Steward, a devoted supporter of former university system president Tim Wolfe, was appointed to the University of Missouri Board of Curators in 2011 by Gov. Jay Nixon. His term was set to expire on January 1, 2017.
Last week an email from Wolfe was made public listing a long account of failures at the university and several of his opponents as the cause for those problems. He asked alumni to pressure the university to provide him with a larger severance package as a means of healing the college.
Steward is chairman and founder of World Wide Technology in St. Louis, a systems integrator which provides technology products, services and supply chain solutions to customers around the globe.
Previously, Steward was president and owner of Transport Administrative Services and Transportation Business Specialists in St. Louis and has held various senior-level management and sales/marketing positions with Federal Express Corporation, Missouri Pacific Railroad and Wagner Electric.
Steward received a bachelor’s degree in business from Central Missouri State in Warrensburg, Mo., and honorary doctorates in humane letters from Harris Stowe State College and Lindenwood University.
The resignation leaves three open spots on the board.
Rachael Herndon was the editor at The Missouri Times and also produced This Week in Missouri Politics, published Missouri Times Magazine, and co-hosted the #MoLeg podcast. She joined The Missouri Times in 2014, returning to political reporting after working as a campaign and legislative staffer.
Rachael studied at the University of Missouri – Columbia. She lives in Jefferson City with her husband, Brandon, and their two children.