Minutes of the retreat of the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky, Sunday, August 21 and Monday, August 22, 2005.
The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky began its retreat at 5:00 p.m. (Lexington time) on Sunday, August 21, 2005 at Donamire Farm, 4151 Old Frankfort Pike, Lexington, Kentucky.
Mr. James Hardymon, Chair, welcomed the members and thanked them for attending the retreat. He asked Barbara Jones, General Counsel, to administer the Oath of Office to the new members.
A.         Oath of Office
Ms. Jones administered the Oath of Office to the following members:
Penelope Brown, appointed by Governor Ernie Fletcher to replace Elaine Wilson, for a term ending June 30, 2011.
Dermontti Dawson, appointed by Governor Ernie Fletcher to replace Alice Sparks, for a term ending June 30, 2011.
B.         Roll Call
The following members of the Board of Trustees answered the call of the roll: Mira Ball, Stephen Branscum, Penelope Brown, Dermontti Dawson, Jeffrey Dembo, Marianne Smith Edge, Ann Haney, James Hardymon (Chair), Pamela May, Billy Joe Miles, Roy Moore, Phillip Patton, Frank Shoop, JoEtta Wickliffe, Russ Williams, and Barbara Young. Myra Leigh Tobin arrived late. Absent from the meeting were Steven Reed and Billy Wilcoxson. The university administration was represented by President Lee T. Todd, Jr.
First Lady Patsy Todd and Kernel reporter Troy Lyle were also in attendance.
C.         Opening Remarks by Chair
Mr. Hardymon reviewed the agenda for the retreat. He noted that he had input from Mr. Williams and other members of the Board in completing the agenda. He announced that Coach Rich Brooks would attend the reception and make some brief remarks at the dinner.
Mr. Hardymon reported that the Board would go into closed session to receive a report about current university litigation at the beginning of the meeting Monday morning.
Mr. Hardymon talked about the process concerning President Lee Todd's contract and said that he would have two sessions with the Board to talk about the contract. The purpose in having two sessions is to give the members an opportunity to attend one of the sessions. He noted that Dr. Dembo would not be available for either session because he would be out of the country and said that he would talk with Dr. Dembo when he returned.