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       R.    Dorothy Leathers Fellowship in History (FCR 9)


       Mr. Hardymon said that Ms. Dorothy Leathers is retiring after 37 years as a staff member
in the Department of History. FCR 9 recommends that the Board of Trustees accept a gift of
$25,000 from the Department of History faculty and friends of Dorothy Leathers of Lexington,
Kentucky, to establish and endow the Dorothy Leathers Graduate Fellowship Fund in the
Department of History in the College of Arts and Sciences.

       He said that faculty members, history graduates and friends of Ms. Leathers have
contributed $25,000 to honor her for her years of service. The fellowship will be awarded to
graduate students in history who have passed the doctoral qualifying examination. The
Department of History faculty and friends have requested that the $25,000 endowment be
matched by the state's Research Challenge Trust Fund. He moved approval of FCR 9. Professor
Mather seconded the motion, and it carried. (See FCR 9 at the end of the Minutes.)

       S.    Dr. Claire Louise Caudill Professorship in Family Medicine (FCR 10)

       Mr. Hardymon said that FCR 10 recommends that the Board of Trustees accept a pledge
of $75,000 from the W. Paul and Lucille Caudill Little Foundation of Lexington, Kentucky, to
establish and endow the Dr. Claire Louise Caudill Professorship in Family Medicine in the
College of Medicine. He noted that Dr. Caudill died recently.

      He reported that the pledge will be paid in five annual payments of $15,000 beginning in
1999. The Foundation has requested that the gift for the professorship be matched by the state's
Research Challenge Trust Fund. He moved approval of FCR 10. His motion, seconded by Mr.
Chellgren, passed. (See FCR 10 at the end of the Minutes.)

      T.    Gerald L. and Jacqueline W. Nichols Gift and Pledge (FCR I 1)

      Mr. Harydmon said that Mr. Gerald L. Nichols is a 1958 graduate in civil engineering.
His career has been centered in the railroad industry, having recently retired as vice-chairman of
CSX Transportation. Mr. Nichols was inducted into the College's Hall of Distinction and
received Civil Engineering's Career Achievement Award in 1996.

      He said that FCR 11 recommends that the Board of Trustees accept a gift of $41,719 and
pledge of $83,281 totaling $125,000 from Gerald L. and Jacqueline W. Nichols of Jacksonville,
Florida, to establish and endow the Gerald L. Nichols Graduate Fellowships in Civil Engineering
in the College of Engineering.

      He stated that the pledge will be paid before December 2003, and Mr. Nichols anticipates
his gift being matched by the state's Research Challenge Trust Fund. On motion made by Mr.
Hardymon, seconded by Mr. Reed and passed, FCR 11 was approved. (See FCR 11 at the end of
the Minutes.)