Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky,
Tuesday, April 1, 2003.

      The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met at 1:00 p.m. (Lexington
time) on Tuesday, April 1, 2003 in the Board Room on the 1 8th Floor of Patterson Office
Tower.

      A.    Meeting Opened

      Mr. Steven Reed, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 1:07 p.m., and Ms.
Myra Tobin gave the invocation.

      B.    Roll Call

      The following members of the Board of Trustees answered the call of the roll:
Mr. Paul W. Chellgren, Ms. Marianne Smith Edge, Dr. Davy Jones, Professor Michael
Kennedy, Ms. Pamela R. May, Dr. Robert P. Meriwether, Mr. Billy Joe Miles, Dr. Elissa
Plattner, Mr. Steven S. Reed (Chairperson), Mr. Joseph Matthew Ruschell, Ms. Marian
Moore Sims, Ms. Alice Stevens Sparks, Dr. W. Grady Stumbo, Ms. Myra Leigh Tobin,
Ms. JoEtta Y. Wickliffe, Mr. Russ Williams, Ms. Elaine A. Wilson, and Ms. Barbara S.
Young. Absent from the meeting were Mr. C. Frank Shoop and Mr. Billy B. Wilcoxson.
The University administration was represented by President Lee T. Todd, Jr., Provost
Michael Nietzel, Acting Senior Vice President Jack C. Blanton, Senior Vice President
and Chancellor of the Medical Center James W. Holsinger, Jr., Vice President for
Research Wendy Baldwin, and General Counsel Paul C. Van Booven.

      Members of the various news media were also in attendance. A quorum being
present, the Chairperson declared the meeting officially open for the conduct of business
at 1:12 p.m.

      C.    Consent Agenda

      Mr. Reed asked if anyone wanted any of the items on the consent agenda
removed. He entertained a motion for approval of the following items on the consent
agenda:
            March 18, 2003 Minutes
            Correction to February 25, 2003 Minutes
            PR 2 - Personnel Actions
            AACR 1 - Candidates for Degrees - Community College System

(See PR 2 and AACR 1 at the end of the Minutes)

      Ms. Wilson moved approval of the consent agenda. Ms. Sparks seconded the
motion, and it carried without dissent.