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ended the process as colleagues, but it has also given them the foundation for a
friendship. He said that it went that well. They were hand in hand during the process the
whole way, and it made this appointment a very good one for the University and also for
the structure that has been put into place. He said he wanted to thank publicly Mike
Karpf for his role in the search. He does not think they would have made this sterling an
appointment without Mike being at the University and taking the really terrific active role
that he took.

      Provost Nietzel said that it was his pleasure to introduce Dr. Jay Perman. He
noted that Dr. Perman's wife, Andrea, is with him on this visit to Lexington. She has
been here on several visits and has begun to make acquaintances in Lexington. He said
that he and others have become quite confident that the Permans are going to like
Lexington from their initial visits. Dr. Perman will be joining the University officially
May 1st; however, he is already taking a very active role in the direction and planning for
the College of Medicine and has been here a number of times. The schedule will be
intensified over the next couple of months. Provost Nietzel said it was both his and Dr.
Karpf's pleasure to welcome Dr. Perman. He asked Dr. Perman to come forward and
give a few remarks to the Board.

      Dr. Perman thanked Dr. Nietzel, Chairman Reed, President Todd, distinguished
Trustees, and colleagues. He said he probably would be a little emotional because he is
deeply honored and deeply humbled to take on this responsibility and to be the new Dean
of the College of Medicine. He said it was made all the more meaningful to him by the
fact that he got to know Emery Wilson over a period of a year and a half when he had the
privilege of serving in a fellowship program that Emery, on a national level, was gracious
enough to design when he recognized that deans of colleges of medicine did not last very
long. The University's retiring Dean of the College of Medicine, Emery Wilson, is not
one of those. He has been one of the longest serving deans in America, and everyone has
something to learn from Emery. Dr. Perman said that he is delighted that Emery is going
to be staying on to be a senior counsel to him and to continue to mentor him.

       In the annals of American academic medicine, the University of Kentucky
College of Medicine is one of the younger colleges. It is about 50 years old, which is
relatively young as colleges of medicine go. And yet, in those 50 years, it has had a
distinguished record. The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is seen as an
innovator in medical education. It is seen as an innovator in rural health. It has brought
and will continue to bring many discoveries that will be meaningful for our collective
health care - both here in Kentucky and across the nation. For all of those reasons, he
said he was hoping to get this job.

      Dr. Perman said that he is particularly inspired by the enthusiastic leadership that
he has seen at the University, especially the understanding shown by President Todd, Dr.
Nietzel, and Dr. Karpf of issues related to medicine within an academic environment.
This understanding bodes very well and will make his job easier. This is a very good
medical school. A great College of Medicine will be made out of this very good college.
He said that he hoped to be able to help the distinguished faculty, the distinguished staff,
students, and residents to make it so. He said that he will work very hard, and he is very
grateful for this opportunity.