LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced today that she will appoint Kevin Crass to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas. 

Crass will replace Charles Gibson and his term will expire on March 1, 2033.

“I am proud to appoint Kevin Crass, a highly respected, accomplished attorney, to serve on the Board of Trustees at the University of Arkansas,” Sanders said. “As the executive director of my transition team, he helped lay the foundation for my administration to hit the ground running on day one with bold, conservative reforms that empower all Arkansans. I am confident that his strong leadership, character, and experience will make him an invaluable member of the Board of Trustees.”

“It is a great honor and privilege to be appointed by Governor Sanders to serve on the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees,” Crass said. “As the Governor’s transition director, I saw first-hand her commitment to empowering all Arkansans with opportunity through bold education reforms. She will be Arkansas’ education governor. I look forward to working with the Board and the administration as we prepare the next generation of leaders to take our state to new heights.”

Kevin Crass Bio:
Kevin A. Crass is a senior partner in the Litigation Practice Group at Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP in Little Rock. He focuses his practice on significant, complex business litigation in federal and state court.

Kevin has extensive experience in handling the defense of national and state class actions in state and federal courts. He also provides clients with representation before governmental bodies and counsels them in regulatory matters. Kevin has served as personal counsel to several of the state’s constitutional officers.

A 1981 graduate of Ouachita Baptist University and a 1984 graduate of the UA Little Rock School of Law, he previously served on the Board of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Bar Association. He also previously served on the Federal Practice Committee for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, having been appointed by the judges in that district. He also currently serves on the Board of Visitors of UA Little Rock and the Ouachita Baptist University President’s Advisory Council. He previously served on the UAMS Foundation Fund Board including a term as Chair. He is the Chair of the War Memorial Stadium Commission, and past Chairman of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce. Kevin and his wife Cathy endowed a scholarship at the University of Arkansas for students from Jefferson and Pulaski Counties.