Mo. Rev. Stat. § 175.020: Board of curators — qualifications.

The board of curators of Lincoln University of Missouri shall hereafter consist of nine members who shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. No person shall be appointed a curator who shall not be a citizen of the United States and who shall not have been a resident of the state of Missouri two years next prior to his or her appointment. Not more than five curators shall belong to any one political party, and not more than four curators shall reside in the county in which the institution's principal administrative office is located.