Doug Russell of Lebanon was appointed to the University of Missouri Board of Curators in 2005 by Gov. Matt Blunt. Curator Russell is Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee and serves on the Executive Committee, the Academic and Student Affairs Committee and the External Affairs Committee.
Curator Russell received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is President of the Durham Company, manufacturer of electrical enclosures, with operations in Lebanon, MO and Houston, MO. He is also President of GEC Durham Industries, Inc., manufacturer of instrument transformers, with operations in New Bedford, MA.
Curator Russell previously served as a member of the University of Missouri Board of Curators, 1982-1987, which included one term as President and Vice President. Mr. Russell also served three years on the Lebanon R-3 School Board and seven years on the Lebanon Education Foundation (for which he was a founding member of the Board and President.) He is a member of the Trustees of the Citizens of Lebanon, on the Board of Directors of American Heartland Economic Partnership, a member of Lebanon Ambassadors, and on the Board of Trustees of Lifeway, Nashville, TN.