Minutes of the Special Called Meeting of the Board of Trustees of
the University of Kentucky, Thursday, December 28, 1989.

       The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met in a
Special Called Meeting in the Board Room on the 18th floor of the
Patterson Office Tower on the Lexington Campus at 2:00 p.m. Lexington
time on Thursday, December 28, 1989. The call for the Special Meeting
had been issued by the Chairman, Mr. Foster Ockerman.

      A.    Meeting Opened

      Mr. Foster Ockerman, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 2:07
p.m., and the invocation was pronounced by Mr. William B. Sturgill.

       B.    Roll Call

       The following members of the Board of Trustees answered the call
of the roll: Mr. Foster Ockerman, (Chairman), Mr. Ted B. Bates,
Professor Raymond F. Betts, Mr. William E. Burnett, Jr., Professor Mary
Sue Coleman, Mr. Tracy Farmer, Mr. Lawrence E. Forgy, Jr., Mrs. Edythe
Jones Hayes, Senator Walter D. Huddleston, Mr. Sean Lohman, Dr. Nicholas
J. Pisacano, Professor Judith Rhoads, Mr. James L. Rose, Judge Robert F.
Stephens, Mr. Jerome A. Stricker, Mr. William B. Sturgill, Judge Julia K.
Tackett, and Mr. Billy B. Wilcoxson. Governor Albert B. Chandler was not
present for the roll call but did arrive during the meeting. Absent from
the meeting was Judge Henry R. Wilhoit, Jr. The University
administration was represented by President David P. Roselle; Chancellors
Peter P. Bosomworth, Robert E. Hemenway and Charles T. Wethington; Vice
Presidents Edward A. Carter, Wimberly C. Royster and Eugene R. Williams;
and Mr. John C. Darsie, General Counsel.

       Members of the news media were also in attendance. A quorum being
present, Mr. Ockerman declared the meeting officially open for the
conduct of business at 2:10 p.m.

       C.    Statements by Mr. Ockgiman

       Mr. Ockerman stated that there were two items on the agenda, but
before beginning with the agenda, he had some statements to make.

       1.   During the period of the interim presidency, the Board
             expects to move forward with the cooperation of the faculty
             and administrative staff toward the attainment of the goals
             and objectives set forth in the recently adopted Strategic
             Plan. He noted that the Plan has been made public and is
             available for review.

       2.   The Board will conduct a search for a new president.   The
             search will be done in accordance with the Governing
             Regulations and policies of the University and will be
             nationwide in scope.