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      President Todd recommended that the naming of the three residence halls in honor of the
distinguished people that he mentioned be approved.

      Ms. Wilson echoed that she would like to make the motion of approval because of her
relationship with the family of Dr. Smith over the years. He was an educator and a scholar and
had a lot to do with her personal and professional growth. She applauded the university in
naming the dormitory after him, and she applauded the Board for recognizing him as a native
son. She had great pleasure in moving the adoption of PR 3. On motion made by Ms. Wilson
and seconded by Mr. Williams, PR 3 was approved without dissent. (See PR 3 at the end of the
Minutes.)

      G.    Committee Reports

      Mr. Hardymon said that some Board committees had been meeting since 9:00 a.m. that
morning, some had met prior to Board day, and some were meeting following the meeting. He
applauded the committees for the work they have been doing and called upon Ms. Wickliffe for
the Finance Committee report.

      H.    Gifts and Pledges (FCR 1 through FCR 17)

      Ms. Wickliffe, Chair of the Finance Committee, said that FCR 1 through FCR 17 are gifts
and pledges that have been given to the university. She was pleased to report that the University
of Kentucky, Board of Trustees is accepting almost $12 million in gifts and pledges. She said
that she had three comments about the gifts and pledges.

      The first comment is that these gifts will support a broad range of programs that show the
responsibility UK has to the people of Kentucky as their flagship university. The General
Assembly called upon the University of Kentucky to be a Top-20 University and made it clear
that they believe leadership for Kentucky's future rests on the shoulders of UK's faculty, staff,
and students. This is the way it should be. We are the only university in Kentucky and only one
of seven universities in the United States that combine the missions of teaching and research on a
campus with schools of agriculture, engineering, medicine, and pharmacy. And our campus
really does stretch from one end of the state to the other. The work we do every day reaches to
every county and city in Kentucky.

      The gifts that the Board accepts today support the College of Agriculture and the Gluck
Equine Center. They will support UK's work as Kentucky's land-grant university and help in
the efforts to assist Kentucky's horse industry. These gifts will be used for Fine Arts, where we
preserve Kentucky's culture and provide artistic experiences for all Kentuckians. Several gifts
will support the important work in the College of Medicine fighting cancer and heart disease.

      She said that she was pleased that three gifts worth $400,000 are being given to the
Center for Research on Violence Against Women. The Center and its donors are an important
part of UK's work to help all students and all of Kentucky's citizens have the opportunity to
dream, challenge, and succeed. There are gifts for athletics, the College of Business and