Krewson has confirmation hearing for UM Board of Curators

By Kat Ramkumar, Missouri News Network

 Editor's Note: Krewson's appointment to the UM Board of Curators was unanimously approved Thursday by the Senate.

JEFFERSON CITY — Former St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson had a confirmation hearing Wednesday to be formally appointed to the UM System Board of Curators. Krewson, who has served on an interim basis since last summer, testified in front of the Senate Gubernatorial Appointments Committee. She was appointed by Gov. Mike Parson in 2024 and was joined on Wednesday by sponsor Sen. Steven Roberts, D-St. Louis.
Roberts had initially blocked Krewson and three others from receiving gubernatorial nominations, but he later clarified that was a lack of communication from the governor’s office.
Krewson has a background in education and previously worked as a certified public assistant at Deloitte and as a CFO for PGAV, a design and planning firm. In 2017, Krewson was elected the first female mayor of St. Louis.
During her hearing, Krewson expressed optimism about and support for two big projects the University of Missouri has undertaken: the MU Research Reactor and the North End Zone expansion.
“There are a lot of exciting things going on there. I’ve served just for a few months as an interim appointee, so I look forward to supporting the administration and the current Board of Curators,” she said.
Krewson shared that her goals of being efficient align with that of the university.
“We need to do things are efficiently as possible,” Krewson said. “The main mission here is to educate young people to follow the workforce and be productive members of our state.”
Interim appointees made while the Missouri General Assembly is not in session are required to undergo a Senate hearing and confirmation the following year in order to continue in their position.