Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of
Kentucky, Tuesday, December 14, 1976.





      The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met on Tuesday,
December 14, 1976, in the Board Room on the 18th floor of the Patterson
Office Tower on the Lexington campus with the following members answering
the call of the roll: Mr. William B. Sturgill, Chairman, Professor Michael
Adelstein, Mr. William R. Black, Mrs. Robert 0. Clark, Mr. Albert G.
Clay, Mr. Richard E. Cooper, Mr. John R. Crockett, Mr. John R. Gaines,
Mr. L. D. Gorman, Mr. George W. Griffin, Mrs. David Hermansdorfer,
Mr. Thomas B. Kessinger, Mr. Mike McLaughlin, Mr. Zirl Palmer, Mr.
Frank Ramsey, Mr. Homer Ramsey, Professor Paul G. Sears, and Mr.
James A. Sutherland. Dr. John R. Woodyard was absent from the meeting.
The University administration was represented by President Otis A. Singletary;
Vice Presidents Lewis W. Cochran, Robert Zumwinkle, Stanley Wall, Peter
P. Bosomworth, Raymond R. Hornback, Jack C. Blanton, and Donald B. Clapp;
Dr. Robert M. Drake, Special Assistant to the President; and Mr. John Darsie,
Legal Counsel, Representatives of the various news media were also present.


      A. Meeting Opened

      Mr. Sturgill, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m. and
the invocation was pronounced by Mr. Michael McLaughlin. Following the call
of the roll, the secretary reported 18 members present and one member absent
and the Chairman declared the meeting officially open for the conduct of
business at 2:15 o'clock.


      B. Minutes Approved

      On motion duly made, seconded and carried, the reading of the Minutes
of the Executive Committee meeting held on October 19, 1976 was dispensed
with and the Minutes were approved as written.


      C. President's Report

      President Singletary called attention to PR 1, his monthly report to
the Trustees, and recommended that the report be received and ordered filed.
Without objection it was so ordered.