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American Council on Education (ACE) Fellowship, and she served that year as a Fellow
between Berea College and UK. Many people got to know her for the half year she spent in a
variety of positions at the University of Kentucky.

      Dr. Gonzalez has been chosen to co-chair the UK Fayette County Task Force on Closing
the Gap that President Todd mentioned in his report with respect to Booker T. Washington
Elementary School and the Academy at Lexington. Dr. Gonzalez co-chairs that committee with
Arnold Gaither from Fayette County Public Schools and has gotten UK off to a terrific start.

      Provost Nietzel asked Dr. Gonzalez to come forward and give a few remarks.

      Dr. Gonzalez said that it is a very exiting day for her. She came on campus the very first
time in 1972 to participate in a 4-H camp. She came back year after year for different camps.
When she got ready to go to college, the University of Kentucky was the place she wanted to be.
She graduated from the College of Education and then went on to other things. She left the state,
and in 1991 her husband, Randy, encouraged her to apply for a faculty position at UK and come
back home. It was the best professional decision that she has ever made. She recognized her
husband in the audience.

      She said that the College of Health Sciences is strong, and many may have received
treatments from some of the first-line providers that the college has educated. She pledged that
the college will continue to have first-line providers, and with the provost's help, she hoped the
Board would be hearing about the college's excellent achievements in the research arena. She
said that she pledged as a Kentuckian to do all she can to make UK proud. Dr. Gonzalez
received a round of applause.

      Mr. Hardymon said there was a motion by Mr. Williams and second by Mr. Shoop to
approve PR 3. The motion carried without dissent, and PR 3 was approved. (See PR 3 at the
end of the Minutes.)

      E.    Appointment of Dean of the College of Public Health (PR 4)

      Provost Nietzel said PR 4 is the Appointment of the Dean of the College of Public
Health. In this case, this is the inaugural dean for this college. He reminded the Board of their
approval for the formation of the College of Public Health last year. Once again because of the
good start this college had, the university was able to attract an excellent slate of candidates for
the position. None better, however, than someone that was born in Kentucky, educated at the
University, and a member of the staff. It is Dr. Stephen Wyatt.

      Dr. Wyatt is a dentist by training. He got his degree at UK and also a master's in public
health. He has been instrumental in cancer control and cancer prevention. He was the associate
director for cancer control at the UK Markey Cancer Center, and he has held a number of
national and regional positions in the area of cancer prevention and control. He served in the
U.S. Public Health Service and also worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).