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          AGENDA

Meeting of the Board of Trustees
    University of Kentucky
           1:00 P.M.
           June 9, 1998



Invocation



Roll Call

Approval of Minutes



Nominating Committee Report - KCTCS Nominations

President's Report and Action Items

PR 1   President's Report to the Trustees
       A. Annual Operating Budget Report

PR 2   Personnel Actions

PR 3   Central Administration
       A. Proposed Amendments to the Governing Regulations
       B.  Report on Results of Alumni Member Election
       C.  Appointment of President of Lexington Community College



PR 4   Community College System



A.  Associate Degree
         Community
B.  Associate Degree
         Community
C.  Associate Degree
         Community
D.  Associate Degree
         Community



Program in the Community College System - Ashland
College
Program in the Community College System - Ashland
College and Maysville Community College
Program in the Community College System - Ashland
College
Program in the Community College System - Hazard
College



E.  Associate Degree Program in the Community College System
         Community College



- Henderson



PR 5   Lexington Campus
       A.  Appointment of Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
       B.  Appointment of Dean of the College of Fine Arts
       C.  Appointment of Dean of the College of Communications and Information Studies
       D.  Appointment of Director of the Gaines Center for the Humanities
       E.  Reappointments to University of Kentucky Business Partnership Foundation



PR 6   Medical Center (No items to report)




 






Finance Committee



1.    Acceptance of Interim Financial Report for the University of Kentucky for the
             Ten Months Ended April 30, 1998
 2.     Disposal of Surplus Property
 3.     Report of Leases
 4.     Approval of Leases
 5.     Disposition of Property
 6.     Patent and Copyright Assignments Report
 7.     Operating Budget for 1998-99
 8      Margaret Logan Colvin Quasi-Endowment
 9.     Adoption of Resolution Relating to Participation in the Kentucky Law Enforcement
             Foundation Program Fund
10.     Mining of Coal Reserves "Goff Heirs" Tract, Breathitt County, Kentucky
11.     Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky Accepting the Successful
             Bid for the Purchase of $6,200,000 Principal Amount of University of Kentucky
             Consolidated Educational Buildings Revenue Bonds, Series P, Dated June 1, 1998
12.     Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky Accepting the Successful
             Bid for the Purchase of $    Principal Amount of University of Kentucky
             Consolidated Educational Buildings Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series M (Second Series),
             Dated June 1, 1998




 








       Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky,
Tuesday, June 9, 1998.

       The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met at 1:00 p.m. (Lexington
time) on Tuesday, June 9, 1998 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 1:00 p.m.,
and the invocation was pronounced by Professor Loys Mather.

       B.    Roll Call

       The following members of the Board of Trustees answered the call of the roll: Mr.
Ted Bates, Mrs. Kay Shropshire Bell, Governor Edward T. Breathitt (Chairperson), Mr. Paul
W. Chellgren, Ms. Melanie Cruz, Mr. Merwin Grayson. Mr. John "Jack" Guthrie, Mr. James
F. Hardymon, Professor Loys L. Mather, Dr. Robert P. Meriwether, Mr. Billy Joe Miles, Dr.
Elissa Plattner, Mr. Steven S. Reed, Mr. C. Frank Shoop, Dr. W. Grady Stumbo, Mr. Martin
Welenken, Ms. JoEtta Y. Wickliffe, and Mr. Billy B. Wilcoxson. Absent from the meeting
was Professor Daniel R. Reedy. The University administration was represented by President
Charles T. Wethington, Jr.; Chancellors James W. Holsinger and Elisabeth Zinser; Vice
Presidents Ben Carr, Joseph T. Burch, Fitzgerald Bramwell, Edward A. Carter, George DeBin
and Eugene Williams; Dr. Juanita Fleming, Special Assistant for Academic Affairs; 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 1:04 p.m.

      C.    Approval of Minutes

      Governor Breathitt said that the Minutes of the Board meeting on May 5, 1998 had
been distributed and asked for any additions or corrections. Mr. Guthrie moved that the
Minutes be approved as distributed. Mr. Welenken seconded the motion, and it carried.

      D.    Nominating Committee Report (NCR 1)

      Mr. Wilcoxson reported that the term of Diana L. Lutz on the Kentucky Community
and Technical College System (KCTCS) Board expires June 30, 1998. House Bill No. 1, the
"Kentucky Postsecondary Education Improvement Act of 1997," enacted in the 1997




 





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Extraordinary Session of the Kentucky General Assembly, requires that the Board of Trustees
submit three nominations to the Governor for consideration for appointment to the KCTCS
Board. Four of the eight appointive members of the KCTCS Board must be selected from
nominations provided by the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees.

      Mr. Wilcoxson said that the Committee noted that under House Bill No. 1 the focus of
the community and technical school is job preparation for business and industry; therefore,
the Committee reviewed nominations to send forward in the business and industry sectors.
He reported that Diana Lutz of Madisonville had expressed an interest in being reappointed,
and the Committee submits her name for consideration. Thomas R. McMahan represents the
industry sector as president and owner of McMahan Furniture Company, Campbellsville,
Kentucky, and Mitchel B. Denham, Jr. represents the business sector as a banker in
Maysville, Kentucky. On behalf of the Nominating Committee, Mr. Wilcoxson moved that
the Secretary of the Board be authorized to certify to the Governor the names of these three
persons to be considered for reappointment or appointment to the KCTCS Board. Ms. Cruz
seconded Mr. Wilcoxson's motion, and it passed. (See NCR 1 at the end of the Minutes.)

      E.    President's Report to the Board of Trustees (PR 1)

      President Wethington called attention to the following items in PR 1:

      1. Robinson scholarships were awarded to 116 Eastern Kentucky eighth-graders on
          May 23rd in Prestonsburg. UK will pay tuition, room and board, and fees if the
          students succeed in high school. The Robinson Scholars Program is funded by
          earnings from mining and logging operations permitted in the Robinson Forest in
          Breathitt, Perry and Knott counties.

      2. A new engineering building has been dedicated in Paducah. The building is named
          for George and Eleanor Crounse who contributed a $4 million matching grant. The
          building will house a joint, four-year program between the UK College of
          Engineering, Murray State University, and Paducah Community College beginning
          the fall semester 1998.

      3. A $2.25 million National Science Foundation grant will establish a graduate
          program involving 15 UK chemistry and engineering students a year. The program
          is called the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training Program. The
          program will provide classes and research training on the development of chemical
          sensors. UK's proposal was one of 18 funded by the NSF and was chosen from
          among 626 proposals.

      4. The new Atlas of Kentucky, the third of four major publications by the University
          Press of Kentucky, went on sale May 17. The book involved people from five




 




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          state universities, including editor Richard Ulack and co-editor Karl Raitz, both of
          the Department of Geography. It is the first Kentucky atlas published in more
          than 20 years and the biggest publication by the University Press since the
          Kentucky Encyclopedia and the New History of Kentucky.

       5. The UK Children's Hospital received $658,988 from the annual Children's Miracle
          Network, broadcast on WKYT-TV in Lexington and WYMT-TV in Hazard. The
          UK Hospital has received a total of $4.9 million over 11 years, and the fund drive
          in support of the Children's Hospital at the University of Kentucky continues to
          be a success.

       6. The College of Medicine's Southeast Center for Agriculture Health and Injury
          Prevention has received a $600,000 U.S. Department of Health and Human
          Services award to provide care to migrant and seasonal farm workers. The UK
          facility is the first university health center in the nation to receive a migrant health
          award.

       7. The UK Hospital transplant surgeons performed Central and Eastern Kentucky's
          first kidney/liver transplants on May 6th and May 18th. Drs. Dinesh Ranjan and
          Thomas Johnston led the surgical teams in performing these transplants.

       8. The new rural telemedicine hub began operations May 7th through the Kentucky
          TeleCare Network's linking of two hospitals, two elementary schools and two
          health centers. The hub is the first phase of a three-year project to establish 11
          new sites in northeastern Kentucky. The hub will directly link schools with
          physicians and other health professionals. The $1 million project is funded by the
          U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

       President Wethington asked the members to read the other items in the report at their
leisure.

       F.    Operating Budget for 1998-99 (FCR 7)

       With the concurrence of the Chairperson of the Board and the Chairperson of the
Finance Committee, President Wethington gave the annual Operating Budget report for 1998-
99 as a part of his report. He noted that all of the operating units of the University have put
forth their request for operating funds for 1998-99, and decisions have been made about the
budget centrally. He presented the following series of slides which reflect the priorities of the
university for 1998-99.




 



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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY



    OPERATING BUDGET

                      1998-99












 Strategic Planning Emphases

 *: Advancing the University's standing among the nation's leading public
   institutions by fostering excellence in research, graduate, postgraduate, and
   professional education
*: Continuing to build an internationally distinguished and diverse faculty and
  staff of the highest quality
* Recruiting and graduating a diverse population of professional and graduate
  students
* Strengthening the University's commitment to excellence in teaching and
   student advising
* Strengthening the University's commitment to quality undergraduate
   education
* Being a catalyst for economic development
* Being a leader in the innovative application of information technology




 



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Research Enhancement


*: CPE has approved UK application for first round of
  Research Challenge Trust Funds - $8 million ($4 million
  recurring and $4 million nonrecurring)
*: To be matched by $8 million of institutional funds
*: Total of $16 million to be focused on selected research
  programs in 1998-99
* In addition (CPE)
   *: $17.5 million state-supported Research Equipment Bond Pool
   *: $66.6 million of additional funds set aside for UK (to be
   matched by the University) in 1998-2000





Programs selected and approved for funding:
*: Gerontology and Aging
*: Advanced Medical Research
*: Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences Research and Graduate Training
*: Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity
: Excellence in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
* Materials Synthesis
*: Plant Sciences
  Biological Chemistry
  Management and Economics
: Psychology of Substance Abuse and Prevention
: Geography
  Graduate Student Support Initiative




 


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Undergraduate Education/
Meeting Students Needs
*: Strengthen our commitment to undergraduate education
*: Included in budget ($3.4 million)
   * Scholarship base maintained
   * Instructional computing labs
   * Enhancement of Merit Scholarship Program
   Enhancing special undergraduate programs - UK 101, Honors
   Program, Freshman Discovery Seminars and American Culture
   Programs, Undergraduate Studies Residence Hall/Greek Housing
   Academic Initiative
   a. Classroom upgrades and instructional equipment
   Student Registration Voice Response System
   * Facilities improvements in Seaton Center
   . Enhancement funds for Engineering, Law, Architecture, and
   Dentistry








Budgetary Changes


*: CCS Budget no longer included in UK Budget
*: Lexington Community College Budget included in
  Lexington Campus Budget
*: Physical Plant Division transferred to Fiscal Affairs
  (from Lexington Campus)
*: Distance Learning Technology Center established in
  Information Systems (resources transferred from
  Lexington Campus and Medical Center)




 







Available



Resources



State and Tuition Increases



STATE SUPPORT:                        University System
    1997-98 Additional Appropriation       $ 1.5
        Allocated for recurring purposes
        in 1998-99
    Current Services Increase (2.9%)         7.5
    Debt Service Adjustment                  (3.4)
    M & 0 (New Facilities)                    .5
    Special Appropriations                   1.1
        (Service Program Expansion)

TUITION:
    Rate Increase (11.7% in University System)  $ 8.5
    Enrollment Growth (1997-98)
    PharmD tuition differential               .2
    Metropolitan College Program             (.5)



GRAND TOTAL



$15.4



Uses (State Support & Tuition)

                                         University System



*: Debt Service Adjustment
  M & 0 (New Facilities)
* Special Appropriations
     (Service Program Expansion)
* Fixed Costs
*: Metropolitan College Program
* Salaries / Benefits
  Operating Expenses (3%)
*: Library Acquisitions (10%)
+ Tuition Adjustment on Scholarships
*: Program Improvement
  TOTAL



$ (3.4)
    .5
    1.1

    .9
    (.5)
 10.5
   .9
   .6
   1.4
   3.4
$15.4



-7-



LCC
$ 1.0



.2
(.1)





.3



$



$ 1.4



LCC

$ (.1)




   .1

   .7
   .1


   .6
$ 1.4




 



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Special State Appropriations
(Service Program Expansion)

                               University System
 *: Expansion of Joint Health Programs with  $ .1
 Morehead at St. Claire Medical Center
 *: Mobile Dental Labs                 .3
 * KGS Seismic Network                 .2
 *: AHEC's                             .1
 *: SBDC's                             .1
 * Kentucky Cancer Center              .3

 TOTAL                             $1.1











 Fixed Costs and Salaries/Benefits


                              University System     LCC

Fixed Costs
*: Health Costs                   $  .6           $ .1
*: Utilities                          .3
  TOTAL                           $   9           $ .1

Salaries/Benefits
* Merit Salary Pool (4.0%)        $10.3            $ .3
a. Faculty Salary Catch-Up                          .4
*: Teaching Assistants/Retirees (2.1 %)  .2
   TOTAL                          $10.5            $ .7




 



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Faculty



Salaries



University System



1097,




1996  


  SO    $1 0,000  P20,000  $30,000  S4010










Faculty Salaries

Lexington Community College



96.7%




96.8%



00   $S0000  460000



96.5%



95.



1IS0



$0        $10000       $20.000      $30000        $40000



I



so         $10,000



U20,000



$30,000      $40,000



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Program Improvement



University
System



*: Set - Aside for Matching Funds for Research
  Challenge Trust Fund (Remainder through
  reallocation)
  PharmD Program
*: Distance Learning Program
: Faculty Positions (conversion of
  part-time faculty)
*: Part-time Instruction Rate Increase
  Support Staff Positions
*: Instructional Computing Labs
*: Special Undergraduate Programs
*: Enhancement of Merit Scholarship Program
*: Architecture: Historic Preservation Program
  Financial Aid/Student Billings
*: Education: Statewide Rehab Program
*: PhD in Social Work Program
*: Health Services Management Research Center
*: Allied Health: Rehab Science Program (Masters
  Degree)
*: Nursing Doctoral and Research Program
*: M & 0 - Medical Center Research Building
  Summer Faculty Research Fellowships
*: Fiscal Affairs - Benefits System/ Supervision
  Programs



TOTAL



LCC



.2
.1



.2

.3
.1



.3
.5
.3
.1
.1



.1
.1
.2
.2

.3
.1
.1
.1



$ .6



$ 3.4




 




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Program Improvement



Other Income Changes and Uses



  Student Fees
  Continuing Education and mandatory registration fees
  used to support those noncredit programs.
* Gifts and Grants (Including Federal/County Appropriations)
   Funds that generally come to the University for specific purposes
   and are expended for those purposes.
   Sales and Services
   Basically self-supporting operations - additional revenue is required
   to support increased levels of activity.
   Fund Balances and Investment Income
   Supports nonrecurring capital and some one-time program activities.
   Restricted, Auxiliary, Affiliate & Hospital
   Either funds restricted for specific purposes or the operations are
   expected to be self-supporting and the revenue is required to support
   increased levels of activity.
 TOTAL



$ .1


(3.4)


  .1


(2.2)

(3.4)



$ (8.8)




 



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Capital Budget (Ma jor Pro jects)

State Funded
*: Research Equipment Bond -Pool       $ 17.5
*: Deferred Maintenance and                 7.2
   Government Mandate Pool (to be
   matched on a 1:1 basis)
 *: Aging/Allied Health Building (total  20.0
   scope - $33.0)
 *: Mechanical Engineering                  19.6
   Building (total scope - $23.6)
 *: Coldstream Research Campus               5.5
   Infrastructure
 *: Coldstream Research Campus Building   1.2



 University Funds
 *: Agricultural Plant Science Facility  $ 18.4
 *: Commonwealth Stadium                    24.0
    Expansion
  *: Center for Rural Health                  6.1
  *: Crisp Building Replacement               2.2
  (Paducah)
  *: Heart Institute                         14.0
  *: Patient Care Facility/Women's            8.0
    Cancer Center




 



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Capital Budget - Summary


  *: New Facilities                      $120.6
  : Programmatic Renovations               15.9
  : Scheduled Maintenance                   2.5
  : Life Safety Projects                    2.3
  *: Utilities                              2.5
  .-: Land Improvement                     10.9
  *: Other Projects                         7.4
  *: Equipment                             74.8

    TOTAL                                $236.9




Equipment

  *: Computing                            $ 24.9
  *: Other Instructional                     1.4
  *: Research                               28.7
  *: Auxiliary, Communications, Office,      3.1'
       and Physical Plant
  *: Other - Hospital                       14.5
  : Other - Non-Hospital                     2.2



Subtotal Equipment



$ 74.8




 




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Operating Budget


By Sources of Support          1997-98         1998-99
                            Amount % of Total Amount % of Total % Change

*' State Appropriation     $280.9  26.5%   $294.7  27.5%     4.9%
*: Student Fees              100.7   9.5%    109.4 10.2%     8.7%
: Federal/County Appropriations  21.9  2.1%    21.9  2.0%     ----
* Endowment/Investment Income 9.2    0.9%      9.5  0.9%     2.7%
. Gifts and Grants           69.1   6.5%     65.7   6.1%    -4.9%
*: Sales and Services        52.9    5.0%     53.0  5.0%     0.2%
*: Fund Balances              17.5   1.7%     15.0  1.4%    -14.5%
    Subtotal General Fund    552.2  52.2%    569.2  53.1%    3.1%
*: Restricted                60.7    5.7%     56.9  5.3%     -6.2%
* Auxiliary Services         33.5    3.2%     32.1  3.0%     -4.1%
*: Affiliated Corporations   137.6  13.0%    148.4 13.8%     7.9%
+ Hospital                  274.4  25.9%    265.4  24.8%    -3.3%

  TOTAL                   $1,058.4 100.0% $1,072.0 100.0%    1.3%






Share of Budget (Original)

                                                  Amount % of Total
                                        U 1991-92  $335.8  41.1%
                                        * 1992-93  309.9  36.9%
                  State Support          U 1993-94 313.7   35.3%



State
Support

Student
Fees



* 1994-95
* 1995-96
* 1996-97
0 l1997-98



321.6
330.3
345.9
358.5



                            * 1998-99  294.7*  :







19142 19243  *MS4  AS     * 9"- 6 199647 l99-"  I



34.0%
33.2%
30.5%
30.0%
27.5% *



* Excludes CCS



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Operating Budget

By Program              1997-98            1998-99
                   Amount % of Total  Amount % of Total % Change

* Instruction       $229.0    21.6%     $235.2   22.0%      2.7%
* Research           132.9    12.6%      147.7   13.9%      11.1%
* Public Service     139.8    13.2%      141.9   13.2%       1.5%
* Academic Support    68.0     6.4%       64.7    6.0%      -4.8%
* Student Services    18.8     1.8%       19.0    1.8%      1.3%
* Student Financial Aid35.7    3.4%       39.8    3.7%      11.7%
* Institutional Support39.5    3.7%       38.0    3.5%      -3.8%
* M & 0               38.7     3.7%       40.0    3.7%      3.3%
* Debt Service        21.6     2.0%       18.5    1.7%     -14.3%
* Hospital           274.3    25.9%      265.2   24.7%      -3.3%
* Auxiliaries         60.1     5.7%       62.0    5.8%      3.2%

  TOTAL            $1,058.4  100.0%   $1,072.0  100.0%       1.3%







Operating Budget

By Category of Expenditure

                         1997-98            1998-99
                    Amount % of Total    Amount % of Total % Change
* Personal Services $590.2    55.8%     $608.6    56.8%     3.1%
* Operating Expenses 401.0    37.9%      401.8    37.4%     0.2%
* Mandatory Transfers 30.2     2.8%       27.5     2.6%     -8.8%
* Capital Outlay      37.0     3.5%       34.1     3.2%     -7.8%



$1,058.4  100.0%   $1,072.0  100.0%



TOTAL



1.3%




 



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     1996-97 State and Local Appropriation Per FTE
                    University System
        SMS C    aWve AndOV.i Doctaoe I
Maryland .  c
N. Carolina                        i
Georgia         _
Tennessee      --                  - _  -
  Florida
  Texas
  Arkansas                           - I
Oklahoma  _.
S. Carolina     --
Alabama
  Virginia
Mississippi                   _R
Louisianac                             SREB
Kentucky                               Medi n
W. Virginia S     j          _'    __    $5,823   _
       U    i  ertOO y0 0"  of10"  Ken.0 S600 Ut.uc $ky" $9.0"



















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       President Wethington said that the slides represent a summation of the Operating
Budget for 1998-99. He said, in his opinion, it is a positive budget, and he was pleased to be
able to present the budget to the Board. He noted that Board members and the media had been
briefed on the budget. He called attention to the letter in front of the budget document, and
said the letter is a good summation of the budget and the initiatives for next year. He asked for
the Board's support and approval of the budget to allow the institution to begin July 1, 1998
to carry out the first year of a Five-year Plan which is the first year of a move toward top
twenty public research university status by the year 2020. He entertained questions from the
Board.

       Mr. Wilcoxson moved that the budget as recommended be adopted and that the
Chairperson of the Board be authorized to execute contracts with the administrative officers
providing for the terms and conditions of their employment. Mr. Shoop seconded the motion,
and it passed. (See FCR 7 at the end of the Minutes.)

       G.    Personnel Actions (PR 2)

       President Wethington recommended that approval be given to the appointments,
actions and/or other staff changes which require Board action; and that the report relative to
appointments and/or changes already approved by the administration be accepted. Mr.
Guthrie moved approval. The motion, seconded by Mr. Welenken, carried. (See
PR 2 at the end of the Minutes.)

       President Wethington called attention to the retirement of Bob Whitaker, Director of
Alumni Affairs, in PR 2. He noted that Mr. Whitaker had 22 years and 8 months of
consecutive service at the University, and praised him for his leadership in Alumni Affairs.
He asked Mr. Whitaker to stand and be recognized, following which he received a round of
applause.

       President Wethington then called attention to the appointment of Mr. Whitaker's
successor, Stan Key. He said that Mr. Key had been the Associate Director for Alumni
Affairs for several years, and he was pleased that Mr. Key had accepted the position effective
July 1, 1998. He asked Mr. Key to stand and be recognized, following which he received a
round of applause.

      On behalf of Mrs. Bell and himself, Mr. Guthrie thanked Mr. Whitaker for his service
to the Alumni Association and extended best wishes to Mr. Key in his new assignment. He
also noted the retirement of Ruby Hardin in the Alunmi Affairs Office and expressed
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       H.    Proposed Amendments to the Governing Regulations (PR 3A)

       President Wethington recommended that the amendments to the Governing
Regulations be received for preliminary consideration and be included on the agenda for action
at the next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees. He reviewed the following amendments:

       Amendment #1 - reflects Senate Bill 295 which involves the appointment
                      of a staff member to the Board of Trustees.
       Amendment #2 - changes the title of the position Assistant to the President for
                      Administrative Affairs to Vice President for Administrative Affairs.
       Amendment #3 - reflects a change in the staff classification system.
       Amendment #4 - removes the requirement that prior service at comparable
                      educational institutions be counted as probationary service at the
                      University of Kentucky and clarifies conditions under which the
                      period of probationary service may exceed seven years.

       On motion made by Dr. Meriwether. seconded by Mr. Bates and carried, PR 3A was
approved. (See PR 3A at the end of the Minutes.)

       I.    Report on Results of Alumni Member Election (PR 3B)

       President Wethington said that the term of Kay Bell, an alumna member of the Board.
expires June 30, 1998. He recommended that the report of the Secretary of the Board of
Trustees on the results of the election authorized by the Alumni Association be received and
put to record, and that the Secretary be authorized to certify to the Governor the names of the
three persons receiving the largest number of votes for his consideration. Mrs. Bell moved
approval of PR 3B. Mr. Chellgren seconded the motion, and it passed. (See PR 3B at the end
of the Minutes.)

      President Wethington expressed appreciation to Kay Bell for her services on the
Board. He said that she had been a wonderful Board member, and the University had
benefited from her time on the Board. Mrs. Bell received a round of applause.

      Governor Breathitt also expressed his appreciation to Mrs. Bell. He said that he had
served on three different University of Kentucky Boards, and he has never served with any
better member than Kay Bell. Mrs. Bell has been a faithful, solid supporter of the University.

      J.    Appointment of President of Lexington Community College (PR 3C)

      President Wethington recommended that Dr. A. James Kerley be named President of
Lexington Community College effective July 1, 1998. He reported that the search process
involved a committee appointed by the President of the University. The committee was
composed of faculty, staff and student representatives and the Chairperson of the Advisory
Board of Lexington Community College. The committee interviewed candidates, and Dr.
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      President Wethington noted that Dr. Kerley has been President of Hopkinsville
Community College since 1989 and is a proven quantity in the Community College System.
He has served as Dean of Academic Affairs at Madisonville Community College and as
Chairperson of the Education Department at Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. He
said that Dr. Kerley has strong support of the Lexington Community College community, and
he was pleased to recommend that Dr. Kerley be named President of Lexington Community
College. Mr. Welenken moved approval. Mr. Wilcoxson seconded the motion, and it carried.
(See PR 3C at the end of the Minutes.)

      Dr. Kerley and his wife were asked to stand and be recognized, following which they
received a round of applause.

      K.    Associate Degree Program in the Community College System - Ashland
Community College (PR 4A)

       President Wethington said that approval of community college programs in the
Community College System that bear the University of Kentucky name still requires approval
of the Board of Trustees. He explained that program proposals are approved by the
community college faculty, the Chancellor of the Community College System, the KCTCS
Board and the UK Board prior Lo submission to the Council on Postsecondary Education for
final approval.

      He said that PR 4A recommends that the Board authorize for submission to the
Council on Postsecondary Education a new degree program, Associate Degree in Applied
Science, Physical Therapist Assistant, for the Ashland Comn-munity College. He said he was
pleased to recommend approval of this program Dr. Stumbo moved approval. His motion,
seconded by Mr. Chellgren, passed. (See PR 4A at the end of the Minutes.)

      L . Associate Degree Program in the Community College System - Ashland
Community College and Maysville Community College (PR 4B)

      President Wethington said he was pleased to recommend that the Board authorize for
submission to the Council on Postsecondary Education a new degree program, Associate
Degree in Applied Science, Respiratory Care Technician, for Ashland Community College and
Maysville Community College. Mr. Reed moved approval. Mr. Welenken seconded the
motion, and it carried. (See PR 4B at the end ofthe Minutes.)




 




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      M.    Associate Degree Program in the Community College System - Ashland
Community College (PR 4C)

      President Wethington said he was pleased to recommend that the Board authorize for
submission to the Council on Postsecondary Education a new Associate Degree program in
Applied Science, Law Enforcement Technology, for the Ashland Community College. On
motion made by Mr. Reed, seconded by Mr. Chellgren and carried, PR 4C was approved.
(See PR 4C at the end of the Minutes.)

      N.    Associate Degree Program in the Community College System - Hazard
Community College (PR 4D)

      President Wethington said he was pleased to recommend that the Board authorize for
submission to the Council on Postsecondary Education a new Associate Degree program in
Applied Science, Early Childhood Education, for Hazard Community College. Mrs. Bell
moved approval. Mr. Shoop seconded the motion, and it passed. (See PR 4D at the end of
the Minutes.)

      0.    Associate Degree Program in the Community College System - Henderson
Community College (PR 4E)

      President Wlethington said he was pleased to recommend that the Board authorize for
submission to the Council on Postsecondary Education a new Associate Degree program in
Applied Science, Computer Information Sys