Well-known UMKC professor appointed to KC Board of Police Commissioners
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A longtime resident and well-known professor at UMKC has been appointed to the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners.
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe announced on Thursday, April 17, that he has appointed Dr. Scott Boswell Sr. to the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners.
Gov. Kehoe noted that Dr. Boswell is a recently retired chairman of Commerce Trust and currently serves as a professor for the Executive Master of Business istration program at the University of Missouri - Kansas City.
Additionally, the Governor indicated that Boswell is an active member of several boards and organizations, including the Heart of America Council for the Boy Scouts of America, the UMKC Board of Trustees, the Kansas City Symphony Board and more.
Kehoe noted that Bosell earned his Doctor of Business istration from the University of Missouri - St. Louis, his Master of Business istration from the University of Chicago and his Bachelor of Arts from Westminster College.
“For years, I have known Scott Boswell to be an exceptional business executive at Commerce Trust Company, community advocate, and friend to Kansas City. Working downtown for most of his career, Dr. Boswell understands the need for public safety to investment from businesses large and small in our city,” said Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas. “I thank Governor Kehoe for putting forward a strong appointee whom I trust has an interest in a safer community for us all. While I continue to feel the state police board system in Kansas City undermines independence, authority, and ability for Kansas City voters, the current system only works when the Governor chooses responsible, non-partisan voices like Dr. Boswell. We have much work to do in building a safer Kansas City.”
Mayor Lucas said the KC Board of Police Commissioners oversees the operations of the Kansas City Police Department. consist of five commissioners, including the mayor and four appointees chosen by the Governor.
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