Minutes of the retreat of the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky, Thursday, August 17,2006.
The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky began its retreat at 1:00 p.m. (Lexington time) on Thursday, August 17, 2006 at Donamire Farm, 4151 Old Frankfort Pike, Lexington, Kentucky.
Mr. James Hardymon, Chair, asked Barbara Jones, General Counsel, to administer the Oath of Office to the new members.
A.         Oath of Office
Ms. Jones administered the Oath of Office to the following members:
Sandy Patterson, appointed by Governor Ernie Fletcher to replace Marianne Smith Edge, for a term ending June 30, 2012.
Erwin Roberts, appointed by Governor Ernie Fletcher to replace Steven S. Reed, for a term ending June 30, 2012.
B.         Members Present
The following members of the Board of Trustees were present: Mira Ball, Stephen Branscum, Jonah Brown, Penelope Brown, Dermontti Dawson, Jeffrey Dembo, Ann Haney, James Hardymon (Chair), Billy Joe Miles, Phillip Patton, Sandy Patterson, Erwin Roberts, Frank Shoop, Myra Leigh Tobin, Billy Wilcoxson, Russ Williams, and Ernest Yanarella. The university administration was represented by President Lee T. Todd, Jr., Provost Kumble Subbaswamy, and Executive Vice President for Health Affairs Michael Karpf.
C.         Opening Remarks by Chair
Mr. Hardymon welcomed the members and thanked them for attending the retreat. He noted that three members of the Board were absent: Pamela May, JoEtta Wickliffe, and Barbara Young.
Mr. Hardymon reviewed each item on the agenda and explained the format for the afternoon. As in the past, Board members had been asked for their input in completing the agenda.
D.        President Lee Todd's Comments President Todd commented on several items.
Spindletop Retirement Community - The issue is moot, and UK will be looking at other sites.