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Catherine Hanaway, a member of the Board of Trustees at Washington University in St. Louis, has been designated as the Missouri attorney general. Consequently, Hanaway will resign from the board immediately.

Governor Mike Kehoe declared his selection of Hanaway on Aug. 19 to fulfill the term of Andrew Bailey, who is stepping down to assume the position of co-deputy director of the FBI. Hanaway is set to be sworn in on Sept. 8.

“On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I am incredibly proud to extend my congratulations to Catherine Hanaway on her new position as Missouri attorney general,” stated Andrew Bursky, chair of the board. “Throughout her tenure on the board, she has epitomized the mission of every member: to be informed, involved, and influential in promoting the university’s purpose. Catherine has contributed remarkable expertise in governmental and legislative affairs, particularly as the inaugural chair of our External Engagement Committee, a role she embraced from her very first days on the board. I am confident she will apply that same commitment and proficiency in representing the people of Missouri. I wish her the utmost success as she embarks on this thrilling new chapter.”

Hanaway, a legal professional, is a partner and former chair at the Husch Blackwell law firm. She previously held the position of U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri from 2005 to 2009 and was the speaker of the Missouri House from 2003 to 2005.

Hanaway will be the first female to hold the position of Missouri attorney general. She expressed to journalists her gratitude for the appointment and pledged “to safeguard Missourians against those who would commit violence, defraud them through financial schemes, abuse them by delivering inadequate care while being compensated by Medicaid, and anyone who would attempt to infringe upon their constitutional rights.”

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