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    am often reminded that those of r public funding for higher education.
_VV,,   ,»¢ ’ii   . 1 us in higher education can’t get   The executive and legislative
  r the job done by ourselves. We   branches of government have, in ·
.  A 1 want, seek and need the assistance of recent years, tried to get the state back
  '      V 1 many people, especially those who rec- on firm financial footing. Now it is
’&,   V. A  i ' ' , I ognize the value of a strong system of higher education’s turn. Now we are ·
3  y;-;,,i‘ , public higher education. seeking funding that I hope will get us
· ~  Q  ‘   , Testimony abounds to the support back on the right track by allocating
   y~‘    that we are fortunate enough to , additional dollars for public higher
I receive. For example: I education. The biennial budget re-
Q • Over the past year, a record $37 A quest that has been approved by the
_ _ million in private funding was given to UK Board of Trustees spells out the
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Kemucky President t e niversity 0 entuc y y aumni   priority nee s 0 t 1S university uring
Charles T. Wethington Jr. and other friends of the university.   the next two years.
• During the same time period, our 1 I hear a lot of support throughout
faculty and staff attracted almost $117 1 the state for increased state appropria-
million in contracts, grants and gifts. tions to higher education. And I am
As I travel throughout the state and hopeful that these proposals will be
nation, I find that our alumni and viewed favorably during the next leg-
friends really want to help support islative session in Frankfort. We need
higher education in general, and at this you, as alumni of the University of
. university in particular. They see a need Kentucky, to provide us with contin-
to continue providing the opportunity ued support.
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