Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky,
Tuesday, April 7, 1998.

       The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met at 1:00 p.m. (Lexington
time) on Tuesday, April 7, 1998 in the Board Room on the 18th floor of Patterson Office
Tower.

       A.    Meeting Opened

       Governor Edward T. Breathitt, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 1:00
p.m., and the invocation was pronounced by Dr. Elissa Plattner.

       B.    Roll Call

       The following members of the Board of Trustees answered the call of the roll: Mr.
Ted Bates, Mrs. Kay Shropshire Bell, Governor Edward T. Breathitt (Chairperson), Mr.
Paul W. Chellgren, Ms. Melanie Cruz, Mr. Merwin Grayson, Mr. John "Jack" Guthrie,
Mr. James F. Hardymon, Professor Loys L. Mather, Mr. Billy Joe Miles, Dr. Elissa
Plattner, Mr. Steven S. Reed, Professor Daniel R. Reedy, Mr. C. Frank Shoop, Dr. W.
Grady Stumbo, Mr. Martin Welenken, and Ms. JoEtta Y. Wickliffe. Absent from the
meeting were Dr. Robert P. Meriwether and Mr. Billy B. Wilcoxson. The University
administration was represented by President Charles T. Wethington, Jr.; Chancellors
James W. Holsinger, and Elisabeth Zinser; Vice Presidents Joseph T. Burch, Fitzgerald
Bramwell, Edward A. Carter, and Eugene Williams; Dr. Ben W. Carr, Assistant to the
President for Administrative Affairs; Dr. Juanita Fleming, Special Assistant for Academic
Affairs; and Mr. Richard E. Plymale, General Counsel.

      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 1:04p.m.

      C.    Approval of Minutes

      Governor Breathitt said that the Minutes of the Board meeting on March 3, 1998
had been distributed and asked for any additions or corrections. Mr. Shoop moved that
the Minutes be approved as distributed. Mr. Guthrie seconded the motion, and it carried.

      D.    Resolution

      Governor Breathitt said that a resolution had been prepared in honor and support
of the basketball team. He read the following resolution:

WHEREAS, the 1997-1998 University of Kentucky Wildcat basketball team has brought
tremendous glory to the University by winning the NCAA national men's basketball
tournament for the seventh time and for the second time in the past three years., and