Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees
University of Kentucky
Monday, March 16, 2015
The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March
16, 2015 in the Board Room on the 18th floor of Patterson Office Tower. The Board of Trustees
meeting and associated committee meetings scheduled for February 19-20, 2015 were cancelled
due to weather.
A.

Meeting Opened

Dr. O. Keith Gannon, chair of the Board of Trustees, called the meeting to order at 2:01
p.m. Chair Gannon asked Trustee Sheila Brothers, secretary of the Board, to call the roll.
B.

Roll Call

The following members of the Board of Trustees answered the call of the roll: C.B.
Akins, Sr., James H. Booth, William C. Britton, Sheila Brothers, Mark P. Bryant, Angela L.
Edwards, William S. Farish, Jr., Oliver Keith Gannon, Carol Martin (Bill) Gatton, Cammie
Grant, Robert Grossman, David V. Hawpe, Kelly Sullivan Holland, Terry Mobley, James W.
Stuckert, John Wilson, Robert Vance and Barbara Young. E. Britt Brockman and Jake Ingram
were not in attendance. Secretary Brothers announced that a quorum was present.
The University administration was represented by President Eli Capilouto, Provost
Appointee Tim Tracy, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs Michael Karpf, Executive
Vice President for Finance and Administration Eric Monday, and General Counsel William
Thro.
The University faculty was represented by Chair of the University Senate Council
Andrew Hippisley, and the University staff was represented by Chair of the Staff Senate Michael
Adams.
Guests and members of the news media were also in attendance.
C.

Consent Items

Chair Gannon called attention to the six consent items on the agenda. The items were the
minutes for the Board of Trustees meeting on December 9, 2014; PR 2, Personnel Actions; FCR
1, Wendell and Vickie Bell Gift; FCR 2, Michael L. Marberry Pledge; FCR 3, S. J. Whalen
Charitable Remainder Unitrust Gift; and FCR 4, Dr. James F. Roark, Jr. Gift.
Trustee Stuckert moved approval of the consent items. Trustee Mobley seconded the
motion. Chair Gannon called for the vote and it passed without dissent. (See consent items
listed below on the Board of Trustees website, www.uky.edu/Trustees, under agenda.)
Minutes, Board of Trustees Meeting, December 9, 2014

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