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if any, the University should make both in the policy regarding the use of alcohol and the
actions in regard to education about the uses and abuses of alcohol. He said the
administration will take this charge very seriously. He assured the Board that the
administration will carry out the mandates of the resolution and will report back to the
Board regarding any actions that are taken.

      Professor Mather then read the following resolution in memoriam of Lyman T.
Johnson:

      WHEREAS, thousands upon thousands of Kentuckians from varied walks of life
      and varied educational, social and cultural backgrounds mourn the October 3
      passing, while rejoicing in the richly fulfilling life, of Lyman T. Johnson, and

      WHEREAS, as the first African American admitted to the University of
      Kentucky almost five decades ago, Lyman T. Johnson displayed great courage by
      opening doors for future generations of minority students at UK, and

      WHEREAS, his interest in education at all levels, including 33 years of perfect
      attendance as a faculty member at Louisville's Central High School and two terms
      on the Louisville and Jefferson County Board of Education, highlighted a career of
      service to the Commonwealth and its people, and

      WHEREAS, his efforts include battles for equal salaries for African Americans,
      equal access to public parks, restaurants, theaters, and other accommodations, and

      WHEREAS, his accomplishments have been recognized by means of a UK
      honorary doctor of letters degree, the Governor's Medallion Award, induction
      into the Afro-American Hall of Fame, and an All-American Award from the UK
      Alunmi Association, and

      WHEREAS, his foresight, knowledge and determination proved to be an excellent
      example to others by encouraging thousands of African Americans to succeed in
      his footsteps at UK and at other colleges and universities in Kentucky, and

      WHEREAS, his gifts of time, wisdom and money to UK were always devoted to
      ensuring, promoting and celebrating improvements to the society in which he
      lived, including his donation to help establish the new Pursuit of Excellence
      Endowment,

      NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the
      University of Kentucky does, in memoriam, hereby express its deepest and
      abiding gratitude to the late
                                LYMAN T. JOHNSON