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‘The prank was not appropriate’: Former Utah Tech University president apologizes for phallic gag gift

Richard “Biff” Williams sent an email to the campus community at his new school, Missouri State University, on Saturday saying he’s sorry for the prank and the attention it brought there.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Utah Tech University President Richard Williams is pictured in this photo from Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Williams left Utah Tech in January and took the helm at Missouri State University. He apologized to the campus community there on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, after a lawsuit alleged Williams gave an inappropriate gift to a vice president while he was still at the Utah school.