Tony Luetkemeyer, 23, a law student at the University of Missouri-Columbia, was sworn in Thursday, July 26, to serve as Student Representative to the UM Board of Curators. Luetkemeyer is a native of Farmington, Missouri. Luetkemeyer serves as an ex officio member of the Academic and Student Affairs Committee and the External Affairs Committee.
Luetkemeyer has been active in activities on the Columbia campus, including his election in 2005 as student body president. In 2006, he was elected to chair the Intercampus Student Council, which has representatives from all four University of Missouri campuses. He graduated in May 2006 with a bachelor's degree in history and political science, magna cum laude, making him the third generation of his family to graduate from the University. Luetkemeyer is in his second year of law school at the Columbia campus.
Luetkemeyer was appointed by Governor Matt Blunt on July 16, 2007, and his term expires January 1, 2008.