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      University of Kentucky women's basketball team and wishes everyone associated
      with the program continued success.

      The second resolution was read by Mr. Branscum. It honored the UK Men's
Basketball Team:

      WHEREAS the 2004-05 men's basketball team of the University of Kentucky has
      brought great honor and distinction to this institution, and

      WHEREAS the Wildcats won a total of 28 games this season, including the
      Southeastern Conference regular season championship, and

      WHEREAS the Wildcats of Coach Orlando "Tubby" Smith won three NCAA
      postseason tournament games and fought valiantly for a berth in the Final Four,
      and

      WHEREAS the entire Wildcat team, including seniors Chuck Hayes and Josh
      Carrier, has conducted itself with utmost dignity and class in dealing with the
      public and with the media, bringing great credit to their families and to the
      coaches and other support staff at the University of Kentucky, and

      WHEREAS the 2004-05 Wildcats are an outstanding example of the positive role
      that intercollegiate athletics can play at UK and at other higher education
      institutions,

      NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the University of Kentucky Board
      of Trustees extends its heartiest congratulations and thanks to the 2004-05
      University of Kentucky men's basketball team and wishes everyone associated
      with the program continued success.

      Mr. Hardymon asked for a motion to approve these two resolutions. Ms. Haney
moved approval, and Ms. Smith Edge seconded the motion. The motion passed without
dissent.

      Ms. Haney shared with the group that an employee of the Crowne Plaza hotel in
Austin commented to her that without a doubt the University of Kentucky men's
basketball team was the "most polite, finest group of young men" that they had worked
with at that hotel.