COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A former University of Missouri football player and strength coach has been named to one of the jobs created amid race-related protests.
Pat Ivey has been named the assistant vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity and equity. Columbia campus spokesman Christian Basi said in an email that Ivey is expected to help "improve attendance, retention and graduation rates . for students from all backgrounds." He will make $150,000 a year.
Ivey was a defensive lineman from 1993 to 1995 at Missouri. He also earned undergraduate, master's and doctorate degrees from the university.
He started working for the athletic department in 2004 and became associate athletic director for athletic performance in 2011. But new Coach Barry Odom did not retain Ivey in December.