http://kbia.org en http://kbia.org/post/nixon-taps-2-lawyers-mo-university-board <p></p><p>Gov. Jay Nixon has named two Democratic lawyers to the board that oversees the four-campus University of Missouri system.</p><p>The appointments of John Phillips and Michael Ponder to the University of Missouri Board of Curators were announced Friday. They would serve until 2019 if the appointments are confirmed by the state Senate.</p> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:34:37 +0000 Associated Press 26847 at http://kbia.org Nixon taps 2 lawyers for Mo. university board