Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky, Tuesday, October 14, 2008.
The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met at 1:00 p.m. (Lexington time) on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, in the Board Room on the 18th Floor of Patterson Office Tower.
A. Meeting Opened
Ms. Mira Ball, chair, called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. and asked Ms. Pam May, 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: Mira Ball (chair), Stephen Branscum, E. Britt Brockman, Penelope Brown, Jo Hern Curris, Dermontti Dawson, Ann Haney, James Hardymon, Pamela May, Everett McCorvey, Billy Joe Miles, W. Tyler Montell, Sandy Bugie Patterson, Phillip Patton, Charles R. Sachatello, Frank Shoop, JoEtta Wickliffe, Russ Williams, and Ernest Yanarella. Absent from the meeting was Erwin Roberts. Ms. May reported that a quorum was present.
The university administration was represented by President Lee T. Todd, Jr., Provost Kumble Subbaswamy, Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Frank Butler, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs Michael Karpf, and General Counsel Barbara W. Jones.
The university faculty was represented by Chair of the University Senate Council David Randall, and the university staff was represented by Chair of the Staff Senate Bart Miller.
Members of the various news media were also in attendance.
C. Consent Items
Ms. Ball called attention to the items on the consent agenda and asked if there were any corrections or questions. Ms. Haney moved that the consent items be approved. Dr. Yanarella seconded the motion, and it carried without dissent. (See consent items listed below at the end of the agenda.)
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D. President's Report to the Trustees (PR 1)
President Todd began his report by thanking the Board members for attending the State of the University Address. He noted that this is the second year for the address, and the number