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to Dr. Blanton. He then noted some changes. The Vice President for Fiscal Affairs and
Information Technology will be Mr. Gene Williams. He said that he had known Mr. Williams
for a number of years in a technical capacity. He briefly reviewed Mr. Williams' background.
Mr. Williams came to the University of Kentucky in 1977 and was employed as Director of
Organizational Management Analysis and also Internal Audit. He said that Internal Audit is one
of the real roles that he wants Mr. Williams to take. Mr. Williams was promoted to Assistant
Vice President for Business Affairs and supervised Capital Construction and Human Resource
Services and the Business Affairs for Computing Systems, Communications, and the Police
Department.

      Mr. Williams has also been asked to take on the budgeting operation. Ms. Karen Combs
has agreed to spend the next year as the Chief Budget Officer working with Mr. Williams. She
has been at the Medical Center for approximately ten years and has grown substantially. We are
pleased to have her fill this position.

      President Todd said he was pleased to announce that Dr. Ben Carr will be the Vice
President for Auxiliary and Campus Services. He mentioned the large numbers of units
reporting to Dr. Carr and indicated that another unit could be added. He said that he and Dr. Carr
are the same age and graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Engineering
together. They have gone to church together for many years. He reported that Dr. Carr has
operated in this capacity or part of this capacity for a period of time and is willing to take on the
charge. He pointed out that this is a big operation and mentioned the Parking and Transportation
area that he has heard is one of the tougher jobs in the University. He said he is pleased that Dr.
Carr is accepting this role, and he really looks forward to working with him.

      President Todd said that the position of Associate Vice President for External Affairs is
open. Mr. Joe Burch previously filled this position. President Emeritus Charles Wethington
chose not to fund that position for this coming year. He said he chose to put the position on the
chart until he makes a decision about it. He is going to be so externally focused and working in a
somewhat different way than some of the previous presidents; therefore, he wants that position
there. He mentioned the various areas that would be under the position, the Art Museum, the
radio station, Alumni Relations and Public Relations. He noted that the position called Director
of Community Relations has been added under the Associate Vice President for External Affairs
because of the importance that he wants to put on the town and gown effort. Lisa Higgins-Hord
will take that position, and in the mean time until the Associate Vice President's role is filled,
she will be working with the President on a daily basis. She will be involved in some of the
recruitment issues as well as the town and gown issues. She is working on the America's
Promise program that Colin Powell initiated and has done an excellent job there. She is going to
touch a lot of things that Mr. Burch has touched so that will be a new adage to that position.

      President Todd announced that there were not going to be many changes in the Medical
Center. He reiterated that he had added Senior Vice President to Dr. James Holsinger's title.
The Provost now will have the Deans' Council. He pointed out that all promotion and tenure
appointments as well as new undergraduate and graduate program approvals will go through the
Provost from Chancellor Holsinger. So, again the Provost model is beginning to feel the flow of
all academic programs. He noted that he is no longer using the Vice Chancellor titles. As you