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Jon Sundvold’s first sit down interview since his selection for the University of Missouri Systems’ Board of Curators (PODCAST)

June 13, 2016 By Bill Pollock

Jon Sundvold said he feels "zero" pressure (photo/mogolf.org)

Jon Sundvold (photo/mogolf.org)

I met up with Jon at the Ken Lanning Golf Center in Jefferson City, the day after Governor Jay Nixon made his announcement that Sundvold had accepted one of the three open positions on the University of Missouri’s Board of Curators .

Sundvold is someone who is tied to the Columbia campus in many ways. He was a star basketball player under Norm Stewart.  His family,  including his wife and sons,  has attended the school.  He provides color commentary on television broadcasts during the basketball season.

Nixon appointed three new curators to fill the gap from six to nine.  Sundvold and the others do not need Senate approval, but are guaranteed no more than six months.  When a new governor is sworn into office, that could all change, but Sundvold is “0% nervous.”  He understands what his role will be from now until January.  He told me the number one priority for the next six months is to find a president that has a clear vision for the future.

Not only is Sundvold coming in with no pressure, but also 0% of a political agenda.     If January rolls around and the new governor goes in a different direction, Sundvold will go back to running his own business, continue as Director for the Junior Golf Foundation and continue broadcasting basketball games. He’s at peace with whatever the future brings.

Sundvold has had a bird’s eye view of the happenings on the Columbia campus, not just as an alum, but from the perspective of his children who lived on the campus.  As I mention to him, his hands are clean.  He sat back and observed and held judgment to himself, until now.

Sundvold’s greatest asset may be the fact that he brings with him nine years of experience in the NBA, where people work together as a team.  As you listen, you’ll understand what he learned in his time as a pro basketball player will serve him well as a curator.

Enjoy!

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Filed Under: Legislature, News, Sports Tagged With: government, news, Sports, University of Missouri

Former Mizzou, NBA star Sundvold, two others appointed as University of Missouri Board of Curators

June 9, 2016 By Bill Pollock

Jon Sundvold while working television for a Mizzou basketball broadcast

Jon Sundvold while working television for a Mizzou basketball broadcast

Gov. Jay Nixon appointed three members of the University of Missouri Board of Curators, including former basketball star Jon Sundvold.

He was an All-American basketball player for the University of Missouri from 1979 to 1983, Sundvold is a member of the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame and was honored by the MU Alumni Association as an outstanding alumnus in 2009. After playing in the NBA for nine years, he became a college basketball analyst for ESPN and CBS and is currently a color analyst on the SEC Network for Tiger games.

Sundvold is also president of the Missouri Junior Golf Foundation which recently opened a nine-hole course in Jefferson City designed specifically to meet the needs of children and individuals with disabilities.

“It is vitally important that the University of Missouri System has the leadership it needs to continue to be an internationally-recognized model of academic excellence,” Gov. Nixon said. “I appreciate this immensely qualified and diverse group of leaders for stepping up at this critical time to serve this institution, its students and our state. With a full complement of members, the Board of Curators is well-positioned to complete the task of selecting the next system President in the next few months.”

Governor Nixon also appointed:

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Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt, Sports Tagged With: Basketball, government, Governor Jay Nixon, Mizzou, news, Sports, University of Missouri

McCaskill: bill would cut red tape, get projects moving, put people to work (AUDIO / VIDEO)

July 31, 2013 By Jessica Machetta

Sen. Claire McCaskill has unveiled a bill to cut permitting and get projects moving. She says the bill is common-sense and bipartisan.

McCaskill is working with Republican Senator Rob Portman of Ohio on what they’re calling the Federal Permitting Improvement Act, which she says has the support of the Chamber of Commerce, The Business Roundtable, and the labor community. She says building safe and environmentally structures are a source of American pride, but the current permit process has “way to many tentacles,” impeding economic growth and job creation.

“When you have that many cooks in the kitchen without a chef it never has a good ending, and what we’re doing with this legislation is putting someone in charge,” she said at a press conference in Washington. “I think this is a terrific piece of legislation. We ought to be able to get it through here quickly, especially with the partners we have, both Republicans and Democrats. I think a lot of members will want to join in on this legislation. There’s nothing new here. There’s nothing different, other than a commitment that the Federal Government can do a more efficient job of permitting projects so we can get more of Americans back to work and we can then hopefully do the other piece of this, which is additional investment in our infrastructure.”

Sen. Roy Blunt agrees with McCaskill when she says the current process is “laden with uncertainty and unpredictability that hinders investment, economic growth, and job creation,” and says streamlining government and increasing efficiency needs to be a priority.

He wouldn’t say whether he would approve the measure — yet.

“I’m in favor of the concept,” he said in a conference call. “I haven’t looked in depth at the act, but it’s something I’ve been talking about for a long time.”

Blunt says businesses who ran like they did 20 years ago would not survive in today’s market, and yet the government still runs like it did 20 years ago, with many policies and regulations that are outdated and outmoded.

In many ways, he said, “We don’t even have an analog government in a digital world, we have a carbon-paper government in a digital world.”

AUDIO: Jessica Machetta reports (1:10)

AUDIO: Blunt talks about need for government efficiency with Missouri reporters (2:01)

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: government, McCaskill



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