Minutes of the Meeting of the Executive Committee. Board of Trustees,
Tuesday, March 8, 1977.




       The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of
Kentucky met at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on Tuesday, March 8, 1977,
in the Board Room on the 18th floor of the Patterson Office Tower on the
Lexington campus with the following members answering the call of the roll:
Mr. William B. Sturgill, Chairman, Mr. William R. Black, Mr. Albert G.
Clay, Mr. Richard E. Cooper, and Mr. George W. Griffin. Professor Paul
Sears, Ex Officio Secretary, was present as were Board members, L D.
Gorman, and Michael McLaughlin. Dr. David A. Hull, recently appointed
member of the Board of Trustees, attended the meeting as a guest. The
administration was represented by President Otis A. Singletary; Vice Presidents
Lewis W. Cochran, Robert Zun-iwinkle, Stanley Wall, Peter P. Bosomw~orth,
Raymond R. Hornback, Jack C. Blanton, John Smith and Donald B. Clapp:
Dr. Robert M. Drake, Special Assistant to the President; and Mr. John Darsie,
Legal Counsel. Representatives of the various news media were in attendance.


      A. Meeting Opened

      Mr. Sturgill called the meeting to order at 2:00 p. m. Followving the
invocation given by Mr. Black, the Secretary called the roll and reported all
members of the Executive Committee present. The Chairman declared the
meeting officially open for the conduct of business at 2:03 p.m.


      B. Minutes Approved

      On motion duly made, seconded and carried the reading of the Minutes
of the December 14, 1976 meeting of the Board of Trustees was dispensed with
and the Minutes were approved as published.


      C. President's Report

      President Singletary spoke briefly about some of the items in his monthly
report to the Trustees and recommended that the report be received and filed.
Without objection it was so ordered by the Chairman.


      D. Recommendations of the President (PR 2)

      Without discussion, on motion by Mr. Cooper, seconded by Mr. Clay
and passed, PR 2, Recommendations of the President, was approved as a whole