Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of
Kentucky, Tuesday, August 26, 1986.
The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met at 1 p.m.
(Eastern Daylight Time) on Tuesday, August 26, 1986 in the Board Room on
the 18th floor of the Patterson Office Tower on the Lexington Campus.
A. Meeting Opened and Oath of Office Administered
Mr. Robert T. McCowan, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 1
p.m., and the invocation was pronounced by Professor Constance P. Wilson.
Mr. McCowan welcomed the new members of the Board of Trustees and
requested Mr. John C. Darsie, General Counsel, to administer the oath of
office to the following:
Professor Raymond F. Betts, faculty representative elected to
replace Professor James D. Kemp, for a term expiring June 30,
1989.
Professor David R. Driscoll, Jr., faculty representative elected
to replace Professor Timothy A. Cantrell, for a term expiring
June 30, 1989.
Ms. Donna G. Greenwell, who will serve as student trustee for
the 1986-87 academic year.
B. Roll Call
The following members of the Board of Trustees answered the call of
the roll: Mr. Robert T. McCowan (Chairman), Professor Raymond F. Betts,
Mr. William R. Black, Governor Albert Benjamin Chandler, Mr. Albert G.
Clay, Professor David R. Driscoll , Jr., Mr. Tracy Farmer, Mr. Ronald G.
Geary, Ms. Donna G. Greenwell , Mr. George W. Griffin, Mrs. Edythe Jones
Hayes, Mr. Henry E. Hershey, Mr. Brereton C. Jones, Mr. R. Larry Jones, Mr.
T. A. Lassetter, Mr. Frank Ramsey, Mr. James L. Rose, Mr. Bobby Watson, and
Professor Constance P. Wilson. Absent from the meeting was Mr. W. Bruce
Lunsford. The University administration was represented by President Otis
A. Singletary; Mr. James 0. King, Vice President for Administration;
Chancellors Peter P. Bosomworth, Art Gallaher, and Charles T. Wethington;
Dr. Raymond R. Hornback, Vice President for University Relations; Mr. John
C. Darsie, General Counsel; Mr. Henry Clay Owen, Controller and Treasurer;
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 1:05 p.m.
C. Minutes Approved
On motion made by Mr. Lassetter, seconded by Mrs. Hayes and passed,
the Minutes of the July 29, 1986 meeting of the Executive Committee of the
Board of Trustees were approved as written.