Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of
Kentucky, Tuesday, September 21, 1976.




      The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met in regular
statutory session at 2:00 o'clock (Eastern Daylight Time) on Tuesday,
September 21, 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 Michal
Adelstein, Mr. Williarm R. Black, lMrs. Robert 0. Clark, Mr. John R. Crock-ett,
Mr. L. D. Gorman, Mrs. David Hermansdorfer, Mlr. Thomas B. Kessinger,
Mr. Michael -McLaughlin, Mr. Zirl Palmer, kr. Frank Ramsey-, Mir. Homer
Ran.se, Professor Paul G. Sears, MIr. James A. Sutherland, and Dr. John
R. Woodyard. Absent from the meeting were Mr. Albert G. Clay, fir. Richard
E. Cooper, Mr. John R. Gaines, anti Mlr. George W. Griffin. The University
administration was represented by President Otis A. Singletary; Vice Presidents
Lewis W. Cochran, Robert Zumwinkle, Stanley Wall, Peter P. Bosomwvorth,
Raymond R. Hornback-, John T. Smith, Jack C. Blanton, and Donald B. Clapp;
Dr. Robert Mvl. Drake, Special Assistant to the President, and MIr. John Darsie,
Legal Counsel. Representatives of the various news media were also present.


      A. Meeting Opened

      Mr. Sturgill called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m,. and the invocation
was pronounced by Mr. Sutherland. Following the call of the roll, the secretary
reported a quorum present, and the meeting w.as declared officially open for the
conduct of business at 2:03 o'clock.


      B. Minutes Approved

      On motion duly made, seconded, and carried, the reading of the Minutes
of the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees on August 10,
1976, was dispensed with, and the Minutes were approved as published.


      C. Report of Nominating Committee

      Mr. Sturgill requested Professor Paul Sears to assume the chair to
receive the report of the Nominating Committee. Mr. Homer Ramsey, Chairman
of the Norninating Committee composed of Mr. Ramsey, Ivir. Crockett, and
Mvr. Kessinger, placed the name of Mr. William B. Sturgill in nomination as
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and he was duly elected. Mr. Sturgill