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       President Todd called upon Dean David Mohney, College of Design, to speak about his
College.

       E.    College of Design Report

       Dean Mohney said that it was a pleasure to be at the meeting. He said that it was
approximately this date 11 years ago that the Board of Trustees confirmed his appointment as Dean
of the College of Architecture. The Board also approved the design of the William T. Young
Library that day. Architecture matters on UK's campus. The William T. Young Library and the
Main Building are two very worthy projects that have done a lot to make the case that design of
buildings, interior design, and architecture can matter to a university and can really work to improve
it. A summary of Dean Mohney's presentation follows:

       Since the mid-1990s, design education has undergone a significant transformation at the
University of Kentucky. Professional schools in architecture and interior design, along with the
Department of Historic Preservation, have joined in the creation of a new College of Design. This
new College replaced the College of Architecture in January 2003. Thus, the College now
encompasses five degree programs, three of which are graduate degrees, for its 550 students.
Developing a research culture within the College which supports the university's goals for research
is the primary objective at this time.

       The College of Design has a significant outreach presence across Kentucky. Utilizing
community design centers in Lexington and Louisville, along with project-based work in smaller
communities across the state, the design programs have developed and worked closely to advance
public knowledge about design through a variety of projects. From zoning analyses of Old
Louisville to new housing in Morehead to participation in Lexington's downtown master plan, both
faculty and students have engaged real-world issues of design to improve Kentucky.

       The College continues a longstanding tradition of significant international travel programs
with students in Germany and Italy this fall and recently in Chile, Japan, India, and France. A
number of awards, for integration of design education with professional objectives, for innovative
housing projects in rural Kentucky that respect the traditions of rural Kentucky, and for furniture
design, have further increased the visibility of the college's programs at a national, and even
international, level.

       The faculty has received a number of different fellowships and awards. Architecture and
Interior Design projects are often judged in design competition by a group of peers. The College
has done very well in the past few years with a number of different projects based in Kentucky
having been recognized at a national and international level. The students who finish as
undergraduates have gone on to very prominent programs with fellowships around the country and
with very prominent firms located all around the world. Some of the leading architects are very
pleased with the quality of students who graduate from UK and work for them.

       The program has been recognized with a number of other awards as well, most prominently
a major national prize from the National Organization of Architecture Registration Board
(NCARB). UK won a prize as well as an honorable mention, being the first school to win two of