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The University of Kentucky has be-        { dent, the University has grown to where 1
come one of the major institutions   M j  3.5 ; v1`& r    there are now morethan 22,000 students
of higher learning in the United States    L    on the Lexington campus and more
underthe leadership of Dr. Otis Single-  ja L g     _'        than 17,000 students in UK’s 13 com- 1
tary, the eighth president of the Uni- E,  ; ?`  *      _   munity colleges. The University has l
versity.           also become one ofthe major research
Dr. Singletary was named president {Rei-  T       if   institutions in the country. r
ofthe University in August, 1969. He  T    .      Recognition of his service to the
had previously served as executive   by        University was evidenced by the UK
` vice—chancelIorforacademic affairsin Q ?   '’.`   Alumni Association, which presented t
the University of Texas System and   ,i_,  L.  i   to Dr. Singletary its Alumni Service
director of the Job Corps program for /%,,.,5 t’’;‘       ,,_. ` . "   Award - an harqar rarely tgagrgvvaa
· the Office of Economic Opportunity.   V     —   upon a non-alumnus of the University. T
Dr. Singletary, a native of Gulfport,     Dr. Singletary is the author of two T
Miss., holds degreesfrom Millsaps Col- ‘“” ,   books and several monographs.
lege and Louisiana State University. i   ___‘ 5 ‘     A Navy veteran of World War ll and
As president of the principal institu—   »  t'“‘i *`   the Korean Conflict. heisacommander
tion of higher learning in the Common-   in the U. S. Naval Reserve. l·le and Mrs.
wealth, Dr. Singletary is greatly con- _ ` j   U V   Singletary, the former Gloria Walton.
cerned with the University‘s role as a ‘ » ~ have three children1 Bonnie, Scot and
land-grant institution, a "people`s uni- Kendall.
versity" accessibleto all who can profit DR. OTIS A. SINGLETARY The Singletarys live at Maxwell Place,
from education. President, University of Kentucky traditional home of UK presidents.
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