Minutes of the Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board
of Trustees of the University of Kentucky, Tuesday, January 27, 1976.




       The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University
of Kentucky met at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on Tuesday,
January 27, 1976, in the Board Room on the 18th floor of the Patterson
Office Tower on the Lexington campus with the following members answering
the call of the roll: Mr. William B. Sturgill, Chairman, Mr. William R.
Black, Mr. Albert G. Clay, Mr. Richard E. Cooper, and Mr. George
W. Griffin. Professor Paul Sears, Ex-officio Secretary, was also present.
The University administration was represented by President Otis A.
Singletary; Vice Presidents Lewis W. Cochran, Robert Zumwinkle,
Stanley Wall, Peter P. Bosomworth, Raymond R. Hornback, John T.
Smith, Jack C. Blanton, and Donald B. Clapp; and Dr. Robert M. Drake,
Special Assistant to the President. Representatives of the various news
media also attended the meeting.


       A. Meeting Opened

       Mr. Sturgill called the meeting to order at 2:00 p. m. Following
the invocation, pronounced by Mr. Albert G. Clay, the secretary called
the roll and reported all members of the Executive Committee present.
The Chairman then declared the meeting officially open for the conduct
of business at 2:03 p.m.


       B. Minutes Approved

       On motion duly made, seconded, and carried the reading of the
Minutes for the December 9, 1975, meeting of the Board of Trustees was
dispensed with and the Minutes were approved as published.


       C. President's Report to the Trustees (PR 1)

       President Singletary commented briefly on certain of the items in
his monthly report to the trustees and recommended that the report be
received and filed. Without objection it was so ordered.