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      Following the administration of the oath of office, Professor Sears called
the roll and reported 18 members present. Mr. Sturgill then declared the
meeting officially open for the conduct of business at Z:15 p.m.


       C. Minutes Approved

       On motion duly made, seconded and carried, the reading of the Minutes
of the December 13, 1977, meeting of the Board of Trustees was dispensed
with, and the Minutes were approved as published.

       Professor Sears read the Minutes of the telephone conference call
meeting held by the Executive Committee of the Board on Friday, March 10, 1978.
On motion made, seconded and carried, the Minutes were approved as read.


       D. President's Report to the Trustees (PR 1)

       President Singletary recommended that his monthly report, copies of
which were available to the trustees, be accepted and filed. Without objection
it was so ordered.


       E. Recommendations of the President (PR 2)

       Noting that the recommendations in PR 2 concerned routine personnel
changes, President Singletary recommended approval. On motion by Mr. Palmer,
seconded by Governor Chandler and passed, PR 2, Recommendations of the
President, was approved as a whole and ordered made an official part of the
Minutes of the meeting. (See PR 2 at the end of the Minutes.)


       F. Supplemental Recommendations of the President (PR 3-I)

       President Singletary explained that PR 3, Supplemental Recommendations
of the President, contained two separate action items which had been received too
late for early submission to the Board members and suggested that these be
considered individually.

       The first item recommended the naming of three Universitybuildings -
The Ezra Gillis Building for the present Administration Annex; The Joe B.
Hall Wildcat Lodge for the new basketball dormitory; and The Frank D. Peterson
Service Building for the Service Building located on South Limestone. Dr.
Singletary explained that the recommendations came to the Board frorr the
Committee on Naming University Buildings and that no buildings on the campus
could be named without the names first being considered and recommended by
this committee and approved by the Board of Trustees.