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Minutes of the Special Called Meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky,
Friday, June 7. 1985.
The Executive Committee of 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 11 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Friday, June 7, 1985.
A. Meeting Opened and Roll Called
Mr. Robert T. McCowan, Chairman, called the meeting to order at
11:02 a.m. and the invocation was pronounced by Mr. William R. Black.
The following members of the Executive Committee of the Board
of Trustees answered the call of the roll: Mr. Robert T. McCowan
(Chairman), Mr. William R. Black, Mr. Albert G. Clay, Mr. Tracy
Farmer, and Mr. T. A. Lassetter. Members of the Board of Trustees
attending the meeting were Mr. Thomas P. Bell, Mr. Timothy B.
Freudenberg, Mrs. Edythe Jones Hayes, Mr. Henry E. Hershey, Professor
James D. Kemp, Mr. W. Bruce Lunsford, and Professor Constance P.
Wilson. The University administration was represented by President
Otis A. Singletary; Mr. James 0. King, Vice President for
Administration; Chancellors Art Gallaher and Charles T. Wethington;
Dr. Raymond R. Hornback, Vice President for University Relations; Mr.
Edward A. Carter, Associate Vice President for Planning and Budget;
Mr. John C. Darsie, General Counsel; Mr. Henry Clay Owen, Controller
and Treasurer; Dr. Wimberly C. Royster, Vice Chancellor for Research
and Dean of the Graduate School; and Dr. Paul G. Sears, Special
Assistant for Academic Affairs. Members of the various news media
were also in attendance. A quorum being present, the Chairman
declared the meeting officially open for the conduct of business at
11:05 a.m.
B. President's Recommendation to Board Regarding IMMR
Contract (PR :3XT
President Singletary stated the necessity and purpose of the
Special Called Meeting of the Executive Committee. He reported on his
previous meeting with Secretary of Energy George E. Evans and
explained that the University administration had no prior notice of
Secretary Evans' decision to terminate the Institute of Mining and
Minerals Research (IMMR) contract to operate the Kentucky Center for
Energy Research Laboratory. After expressing the University's
disappointment with the action of Secretary Evans, he requested that
an ad hoc committee be appointed to review the circumstances
surrounding the issue. The Chairman asked for a motion to approve the
President's recommendation. Following a discussion, motion was made
by tar. Clay, seconded by tir. Black, and passed, to approve the
President's recommendation regarding the IMMR contract.
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The Chairman appointed the following members of the Board to
serve as the ad hoc committee: Mr. T. A. Lassetter (Chairman), Mr.
Thomas P. Bell, Mrs. Edith Jones Hayes, Mr. Brereton C. Jones, and
Professor James D. Kemp. Mr. Albert G. Clay and Mr. Robert T. McCowan
were appointed as ex officio members.
C. Meeting Adjourned
There being no further business to come before the meeting, the
Chairman declared the meeting officially adjourned at 11:40 a.m.
Respectfully s itted,
ohn C. Darsie
Ex Officio Assistant Secretary
Executive Committee
Board of Trustees
(PR 3A, which is attached, is an official part of the 'Minutes of the
meeting.)
Office of the President
June 7, 1985
PR3I\
Members, Executive Committee, Board of Trustees:
PRESIDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO BOARD
REGARDING IMMR CONTRACT
Recommendation: I hereby request that the Chairman appoint an ad hoc
committee of the Board of Trustees to conduct an in-depth review of
the circumstances surrounding the recent decision not to renew the
Institute for Mining and Minerals Research (IM1MR) contract to operate
the Kentucky Center for Energy Research Laboratory. It is my wish
that members of the Board have full access to information in
possession of the University.
The committee should familiarize itself with the background and
operations of our interdisciplinary Institute for [lining and Minerals
Research. More specifically, they should acquaint themselves with the
following matters which are central to contract administration:
-The research program
-Personnel matters
-Relationships between the contracting parties
As a result of this review, we would hope that two results would
emerge:
1. That the committee identify any shortcomings or mistakes on
the part of University personnel. If such mistakes are
found by the committee, we most certainly wish to eliminate
or avoid them in the future.
2. That the committee would advise University officials as to
ways in which contract research administration can be
improved in the future. Specifically, we ask you to assist
us in the development of guidelines to minimize or avoid
such problems.
We will make available to the committee (a) adequate staffing, (2)
pertinent correspondence and documents, and (3) those members of the
University administration who were directly involved.
Action taken: Approved X Disapproved Other
Date: June 7 HA1985
, 1985