Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University
of Kentucky, Tuesday, May 9, 1978.



      The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees met in regular statutory
session on Tuesday, May 9, 1978, at 2:00 o'clock (Eastern Daylight Time) in
the Board Room on the 18th floor of the Patterson Office Tower on the Lexington
campus with the following members answering the call of the roll: Mr. William
B. Sturgill, Chairman, Professor Michael Adelstein, Mr. William R. Black, Mr.
L. D. Gorman, Mrs. Betty Carol Clark, Mr. Albert G. Clay, Governor Albert
Benjamin Chandler, Mr. John R. Gaines, Mr. George W. Griffin, Mr. James
Newberry, Mr. Thomas B. Kessinger, Mr. Zirl Palmer, Mr. Frank Ramsey, Mr.
Homer W. Ramsey, Professor Paul G. Sears, Dr. David A. Hull, and Dr. John R.
Woodyard. Mrs. Sally Hermansdorfer was absent as was Mr. Richard E. Cooper
who remains a member of the Board until such time as Mr. W. B. Terry, his
replacement, is sworn in. the administration was represented by President
Otis A. Singletary; Vice Presidents Lewis W. Cochran, Robert Zumwinkle,
Stanley Wall, Peter P. Bosomworth, Raymond R. Hornback, John T. Smith,
Jack C. Blanton, and Donald B. Clapp; Dr. Wimberly C. Royster, Dean of the
Graduate School and Coordinator of Research, and Mr. John Darsie, Legal
Counsel. Representatives from the various news media were also in attendance.


      A. Meeting Opened

      Mr. Sturgill, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
Mrs. Betty Carol Clark pronounced the invocation and the secretary reported
17 members answering the call of the roll. There being a quorum present, the
meeting was declared officially open for the conduct of business at 2:03 p.m.


      B. Minutes Approved

      Without discussion, on motion duly made, seconded and carried, the
reading of the Minutes of the April 4, 1978, meeting of the Board of Trustees
was dispensed with and the Minutes were approved as published.


      C. Meeting Dates Established

      Mr. Sturgill called attention to the schedule of meetings of the
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee as established for fiscal year
1978-79 (see copy at end of the Minutes), and requested the members to
mark their calendars accordingly.


      D. President's Report to the Trustees (PR 1)

      President Singletary indicated that he would not discuss the items
in his monthly report and suggested the members might wish to read through it
at a later time. Mr. Sturgill accepted the report and ordered it filed.