John M. Carnahan III of Springfield was appointed to the University of Missouri Board of Curators in 2005 by Gov. Matt Blunt. Curator Carnahan serves on the Executive Committee, the Compensation and Human Resources Committee and the Governance Committee.
Curator Carnahan graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Southwest Missouri State University in 1971 and received his Juris Doctor (cum laude) from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1974. In 1975, Mr. Carnahan received his Masters of Law degree in Taxation from the University of Miami.
Curator Carnahan is an attorney and founder of Carnahan, Evans, Cantwell & Brown, P.C. in Springfield. Mr. Carnahan has a long history of service, including membership in the Missouri Bar with service as Chairperson of the Taxation Committee, and is an active member of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation. He is a frequent speaker at continuing education programs and is involved with numerous community services and foundations.
Mr. Carnahan established the SMSU Foundation Scholarship for graduates of Economics and is Co-Establisher of the University of Missouri School of Law Scholarship Fund in memory of Nick Fiorella (class of 1971). Mr. Carnahan has been recognized as a member of the American College of Tax Counsel, and Fellow of the American Bar and Missouri Bar Foundations.
"My priority as a Curator is to improve the quality and the availability of the University of Missouri System's higher education programs to the citizens of the State of Missouri, and for the System to improve its communication of the programs and benefits which it offers."