Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of
Kentucky, Tuesday, April 1, 1997.

      The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met at 1:00 p.m.
(Lexington time) on Tuesday, April 1, 1997 in the Board Room on the 18th floor
of Patterson Office Tower.

     A.    Meeting Opened

     Governor Edward T. Breathitt, Chairperson, called the meeting to order
at 1:07 p.m., and the invocation was pronounced by Mr. John "Jack" Guthrie.

      B.   Roll Call

      The following members of the Board of Trustees answered the call of the
roll: Mr. Alan Aja, Mr. Ted Bates, Mrs. Kay Shropshire Bell, Governor Edward
T. Breathitt (Chairperson), Mr. Paul W. Chellgren, Mr. Robert N. Clay, Mr.
Merwin Grayson, Mr. John "Jack" Guthrie, Mr. James F. Hardymon, Professor
Loys L. Mather, Dr. Robert P. Meriwether, Mr. Billy Joe Miles, Professor Jim
Miller, Dr. Elissa Plattner, Mr. Steven S. Reed, Mr. C. Frank Shoop, and Mr.
Martin Welenken. Absent from the meeting were Professor Deborah Powell,
Mrs. Lois C. Weinberg, and Mr. Billy B. Wilcoxson. The University
administration was represented by President Charles T. Wethington, Jr.;
Chancellors Ben W. Carr, James W. Holsinger, and Elisabeth Zinser; Vice
Presidents Joseph T. Burch, Fitzgerald Bramwell, Edward A. Carter, George
DeBin, and Eugene Williams; John J. Piecoro, Assistant to the President for
Administrative Affairs; Dr. Juanita Fleming, Special Assistant for Academic
Affairs; Mr. C. M. Newton, Director of Athletics, and Mr. Richard E. Plymale,
General Counsel.

     Members of the various news media were also in attendance. A quorum
being present, the Chairperson declared the meeting officially open for the
conduct of business at 1:10 p.m.

     C.    Approval of Minutes

     Governor Breathitt said that the Minutes of the Board meeting on March
4, 1997 had been distributed and asked for any additions or corrections. Mr.
Shoop moved that the Minutes be approved as distributed. Mr. Guthrie
seconded the motion, and it carried.