Two members of the Baylor Board of Regents have resigned their positions on the Board, KWTX has confirmed.

Dr. Christopher Howard and Kathy Wills Wright resigned, Baylor University confirmed Tuesday afternoon.

The resignations come on the heels of a tumultuous Spring in which a sex assault scandal led to the firing of Baylor head coach Art Briles, the demotion of President Ken Starr and the resignation of Athletic Director, Ian McCaw, although University spokesperson Lori Fogleman says that was not the reason for the either Regent’s resignation.

According to Fogleman, Howard has begun his new position as President of Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, and would like to focus his attention there.

Wright has accepted a staff position on Senator Mitch McConnell's staff, and could not continue on Baylor's board.

Sources tell us the resignations happened at the last board meeting on July 22, although it's not clear when they become effective. In an emailed statement on Aug. 31, a spokesman for Robert Morris University told KWTX, “President Howard remains on the Board of Regents at Baylor” adding “any other questions should be referred to the chairman of the Board of Regents.”

This is the second time Wright has resigned from her position on the board.

In 2010, she resigned her seat to take a position at Baylor as senior vice president for strategic initiatives and partnerships as part of then President Ken Star’s executive leadership team, before coming back on the board in 2013.