Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of
Kentucky, Tuesday, May 9, 1972


       The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met in regular
statutory session in Room E on the 18th floor of the Patterson Office Tower
on the University campus at 2:00 p. m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Tuesday,
May 9, 1972, with the following members answering the call of the roll: Mr.
Jesse M. Alverson, Mr. Thomas P. Bell, Mrs. Rexford S. Blazer, Mr.
Stanley Burlew, Mrs. Robert 0. Clark, Mr. Albert G. Clay, Mr. Richard E.
Cooper, Mr. George W. Griffin, Mr. Eugene Goss, Mr. James H. Pence,
Mr. William B. Sturgill, Mr. Floyd H. Wright, non-voting faculty members
Professors Paul Oberst and Paul G. Sears, and non-voting student member,
Mr. Scott Wendelsdorf. Absent from the meeting were Governor Wendell H.
Ford, Mr. Wendell P. Butler, and Dr. Lyman V. Ginger. Representing the
University administration were: President Otis A. Singletary; Vice Presidents
Alvin L. Morris, Lewis W. Cochran, A. D. Albright, Glenwood L. Creech,
Lawrence E. Forgy, Jr. , Peter P. Bosomworth, and Robert G. Zumwinkle;
Dr. Charles Wethington, Assistant Vice President for the Community College
System; Dr. Donald Clapp, Director of the Budget; and Mr. John Darsie, Legal
Counsel. The various news media also had representatives present at the
meeting.


      A. Meeting Opened

      Mr. Clay, Vice Chairman of the Board, presiding in the absence of
Governor Ford, called the meeting to order at 2:00 p. m. Following the
invocation pronounced by Mr. Clay, Mr. John Darsie administered the oath
of office to Mr. Stanley Burlew, Mr. William B. Sturgill and Mr. George
Griffin. Mr. Burlew and Mr. Sturgill were appointed by Governor Ford for
four-year terms ending December 31, 1975, to replace former Governor
Albert B. Chandler and Dr. N. N. Nicholas, whose terms expired on December
31, 1971. Mr. George Griffin was reappointed for another four-year term to
end December 31, 1975.

      The Secretary reported a quorum present and the meeting was declared
officially open for the conduct of business at 2:04 o'clock.


      B. Executive Committee Elected

      At the request of Mr. Clay, Mr. Pence, chairman of the nominating
committee composed of Mr. Pence, Mrs. Clark and Professor Sears, placed
in nomination to serve on the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees
the names of Mr. George W. Griffin, Mr. Thomas P. Bell, Mr. Richard E.
Cooper, Mr. Eugene Goss and Mr. Albert G. Clay. Mr. Alverson moved that