Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees
University of Kentucky
Friday, May 9, 2014
The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met on Friday, May 9, 2014 in the
Board Room on the 18th floor of Patterson Office Tower, Lexington, Kentucky.
A.

Meeting Opened

Dr. E. Britt Brockman, chair of the Board of Trustees, called the meeting to order at 1:03
p.m. Chair Brockman asked Trustee Sheila Brothers, secretary of the Board, to call the roll.
B.

Roll Call

The following members of the Board of Trustees answered the call of the roll: C.B.
Akins, Sr., James H. Booth, William C. Britton, E. Britt Brockman, Sheila Brothers, Mark P.
Bryant, Jo Hern Curris, Angela L. Edwards, William S. Farish, Jr., Oliver Keith Gannon, Carol
Martin (Bill) Gatton, David Hawpe, Kelly Sullivan Holland, Terry Mobley, Roshan Palli, C.
Frank Shoop, James W. Stuckert, Irina Voro, John Wilson and Barbara Young. Secretary
Brothers announced that a quorum was present.
The University administration was represented by President Eli Capilouto, Provost
Christine Riordan, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs Michael Karpf, Executive Vice
President for Finance and Administration Eric Monday and General Counsel William Thro.
The University faculty was represented by the Chair of the University Senate Council
Lee Blonder, and the University staff was represented by the Chair of the Staff Senate Jeff
Spradling.
Guests, other administrators and members of the news media were also in attendance.
C.

Consent Items

Chair Brockman called attention to the two consent items on the agenda. The items were
the minutes for the Board of Trustees meeting on April 1, 2014 and PR 2, Personnel Actions.
Trustee Stuckert moved approval of the consent items and Trustee Mobley seconded the motion.
Chair Brockman called for the vote and it passed without dissent. (See consent items listed below
on the Board of Trustees website, www.uky.edu/Trustees, under agenda.)
Minutes, Board of Trustees Meeting, April 1, 2014
PR 2 Personnel Actions
D. Chairman’s Report

Chair Brockman reported that there was one petition to appear before the Board of
Trustees. Mr. Brock Meade, representing the UK – United Students Against Sweatshops was

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