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Designate; Dr. Wimberly C. Royster, Dean of the Graduate School and
Coordinator of Research; and Mr. John C. Darsie, General Counsel.
Members of the various  news media   were also   in attendance.    The
Secretary reported a quorum present and the Chairman declared the
meeting officially open for the conduct of business at 2:03 p.m.

    D.  Minutes Approved

    The Minutes of the March 10, 1981 meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Board of Trustees were approved without objection.

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

    President Singletary reviewed some of the items in his monthly
report to the Trustees, calling particular  attention  to:   the  five
faculty members (Professors Charles W. Ellinger, William C. Lubawy,
Robert K. Berry, Alice A. Cleveland, and Michael B. Coyle) who have
been selected as the 1981 Great Teachers; the retirement dinner and
symposium on April 9 and 10 in honor of Dr. Lewis W. Cochran; the
second annual UK Day scheduled for Sunday, April 26; and the 17
distinguished journalists who will be honored as the first inductees
into the new Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame next Monday, April 13.
Upon the recommendation of President Singletary, the Chairman received
the report and ordered it filed.

    F.   Recommendations of the President (PR 2)

    Although most of the items in PR 2 were routine in nature,
President Singletary did call attention to the appointment of Mr.
Shirley H. Phillips as Associate Director of the Cooperative Extension
Service in the College of Agriculture, and the appointment of Richard
C. Domek, Associate Professor in the Department of Music, as Acting
Dean of the College of Fine    Arts.   With  President  Singletary   so
recommending, on motion by Mr. Black, seconded by Mr. Homer Ramsey and
passed, PR 2 was approved. (See PR 2 at the end of the Minutes.)

    G.   Supplemental Recommendations of the President (PR 3)

    Noting  that  PR  3  contained  the appointment of John N. Walker,
Professor in the Department of Agricultural Engineering, as Acting
Director of the Institute of Mining and Minerals Research, President
Singletary recommended its approval. On motion by Mr. Clay, seconded
by Mr. Sturgeon and passed, PR 3 was approved. (See PR 3 at the end
of the Minutes.)

    H.   1980-81 Budget Revisions (PR 4)

    On motion by Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Kessinger and passed, the
budget revisions, as recommended in PR 4, were authorized and
approved. (See PR 4 at the end of the Minutes.)

    I.   Patent Assignment (PR 5)

    The recommendation in PR 5 regarding patent assignment being of a
routine nature, President Singletary recommended approval.   On  motion
by Mrs. Hermansdorfer, seconded by Mr. McBrayer, and passed, PR 5 was
approved. (See PR 5 at the end of the Minutes.)