Democratic candidates Brianna Scott and Kelly Tebay won election to the Michigan State University Board of Trustees having edged out their Republican counterparts Mike Miller and Dave Dutch. Scott and Tebay will replace Republican trustees Mitch Lyons and Board Chair Brian Breslin who opted not to run for reelection. The board has been split evenly among Republicans and Democrats but will swing 6-2 in favor of the Democrats come January.Â
Scott is an MSU graduate who became the first African American assistant prosecutor in the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office. She now runs her own law firm, Brianna T. Scott & Associates, PLLC, in Muskegon. Tebay earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degrees from MSU. She works as the director of corporate relations for the United Way for Southeastern Michigan. Â
Both Scott and Tebay were endorsed by our state affiliate, the Michigan Education Association, and actively engaged APA members and leadership throughout their campaign for trustee. In addition to handling everyday affairs on campus and addressing the continued fallout from the Larry Nassar case, the Board of Trustees will continue an intense focus on selecting the next president of MSU by the middle of 2019.
APA members and leadership have provided input to the presidential search committee and spoke extensively with Scott and Tebay during the APA hosted MSU Board of Trustee candidate forum held at the Kellogg Center on July 24, 2018.
Maury Koffman, MSU APA President, said “APA members look forward to having a significant voice in the selection process for the next president of Michigan State University. I am confident we will continue to work closely with the two newly elected members of the Board and the continuing members of the Board on all matters that impact members careers and the students we serve.â€
The current composition of the MSU Board of Trustees including outgoing trustees Breslin and Lyons will host its final public meeting on December 14, 2018.