Mo. university governor resigns over use of slur

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- A member of Missouri Southern State University's board of governors has resigned, two days after using a homosexual slur during a meeting.

David Ansley announced his resignation Monday in a long statement apologizing for what he called his "unacceptable comment."

During Saturday's board meeting, Ansley praised a revamped logo adopted two years ago for Missouri Southern athletics. He described the new logo as a "ferocious lion" and used a homosexual slur to describe the lion shown in the previous logo.

Ansley's term on the Missouri Southern board expired last August, but he continued to serve pending appointment of a replacement by Gov. Jay Nixon.

Ansley is a 1970 graduate of Missouri Southern. He was appointed to the Joplin school's governing board in 2004 by then-Gov. Bob Holden.

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Information from: The Joplin Globe, http://www.joplinglobe.com