Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky,
Friday, January 12, 1968


      In accordance with action taken by the Board of Trustees at a meeting on
May 2, 1967, which established monthly meetings of the Board of Trustees during
the academic year, the Board met on Friday, January 12: 1968, at 2:00 o'clock in
the Board Room of the Administration Building on the campus with the following
members present: Governor Louie B. Nunn, Chairman, Dr. Ralph Angelucci, Vice
Chairman, Mr. Sam Ezelle, Secretary, Mr. William R. Black, Mrs. Rexford
Blazer, Mr. Smith Broadbent, Mr. Wendell P. Butler, former Governor A. B.
Chandler, Mr. Richard E. Cooper, Dr. Harry Denham, Mr. George W. Griffin,
Mr. Robert Hillenmeyer, Mr. J. Robert Miller, Mr. B. Hudson Milner, Dr.
N. N. Nicholas, and the two non-voting members, Professor Stephen Diachun and
Professor Paul Oberst. Representatives of the administration included President
John W. Oswald, Vice Presidents A. D. Albright, William R. Willard, Robert F.
Kerley, Glenwood L. Creech and Lewis W. Cochran. Representatives of the news
media were also present.


      A. Meeting Called to Order

      Governor Nunn, noting that all members of the Board as well as representa-
tives of the news media were present, called the meeting to order at 1:50 p.m. and
asked that Professor Stephen Diachun pronounce the invocation.


       B. Oath of Office Administered to former Governor A. B. Chandler,
Mr. George W. Griffin and Dr. N. N. Nicholas

       Governor Nunn presented commissions and administered the oath of office
to former Governor A. B. Chandler, Mr. George W. Griffin, and Dr. N. N.
Nicholas who were appointed to terms of office on the Board beginning January 1,
1968 and terminating on December 31, 1971. The new appointees replace Mr.
Henry Besuden, Mr. Charles Landrum, and Dr. R. W. Bushart, whose terms
ended on December 31, 1967. He introduced the new Commissioner of Agriculture, an
ex officio member of the Board, Mr. J. Robert Miller, and noted that Mr. Wendell
P. Butler would continue on the Board in an ex officio capacity as the newly elected
Superintendent of Public Instruction.


       C. Meeting Declared Officially Open and Minutes Approved

       The secretary called the roll and reported all members present. The
chairman declared the meeting officially open for the conduct of business at 2:00p.m.
and called for approval of the Minutes of the November 10, 1967 Called Meeting of
the Board of Trustees and the November 20, 1967 Special Meeting of the Executive