Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees, University of Kentucky,
Tuesday, December 14, 1971


     The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met pursuant to
KRS 164. 170 in a regular statutory quarterly meeting at 2:00 p. m. (Eastern
Standard Time), on Tuesday, December 14, 1971, in Room E on the 18th floor
of the Patterson Office Tower on the campus of the University with the following
members present: Mr. Albert G. Clay, Mr. Jesse M. Alverson, Mr. Thomas
P. Bell, Mrs. Rexford S. Blazer, former Governor A. B. Chandler, Mr.
Richard E. Cooper, Mr. George W. Griffin, Mrs. Robert 0. Clark, Mr. Eugene
Goss, Dr. N. N. Nicholas, Mr. James H. Pence, Mr. Floyd H. Wright; non-
voting faculty members, Professor Paul Oberst and Professor Paul Sears; and
non-voting student member, Mr. Scott Wendelsdorf. Absent from the meeting
were: Governor Wendell Ford, Mr. Wendell P. ButLer, and Mr. J. Robert
Miller. Members of the administration present were: President Otis A.
Singletary, Vice Presidents Alvin L. Morris, Lewis Cochran, A. D. Albright,
Stanley Wall, RobertZumwinkle, Peter P. Bosomworth, and L. E. Forgy; Dr.
Donald B. Clapp, Director of Budget; and Mr. John C. Darsie, Legal Counsel;
and Mr. Jack Hall, Dean of Students. Representatives of the various news media
were also in attendance.


     A. Meeting Opened

     Mr. Clay as Vice Chairman called the meeting to order at Z:00 p. mn. The
invocation was pronounced by Mr. Clay. The Secretary reported a quorum present,
and the meeting was declared officially open for the conduct of business at 2:03 p. m.


     B. Minutes Approved

     On motion by Mr. Bell, seconded by Mrs. Blazer, and passed, the reading
of the Minutes for the November 15, 1971 meeting of the Board of Trustees was
dispensed with and the Minutes were approved as published.


     C. Tribute Paid to Albert Dennis Kirwan

     Mr. Clay asked those present at the meeting to stand for a moment of silent
prayer in memory of Dr. A. D. Kirwan, seventh President of the University of
Kentucky, who died on November 30, 1971, following which Mr. Pence read a
memorial tribute to Dr. Kirwan. On motion duly made, seconded, and carried,
it was ordered that the tribute be spread upon the Minutes of the meeting and copies
sent to President Kirwan's family. A copy of the tribute is appended at the end of
the Minutes.