Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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Board of Regents Story By: Christie Sheppard Photos By: Kevin L. Goldy ho are the Board of Regents and what do they do? The Board of Regents is composed of ten members. Eight members are appointed by the governor, the faculty regent is elected by the entire faculty, and the student regent is traditionally the stu- dent body president, unless the president is from out of state. In this case, an election ofthe student regent is held. The current board, which was appointed in 1986 by Cover- nor Martha Layne Collins, includes former governor Louis B. Nunn, the board chairman; former governor Edward T. Breathitt, the board vice-chairman and an executive with Norfolk Southern corporation; J. Calvin Aker, a former state supreme court justice who is now in private law practice in London, Ky.; Barbara J. Curry, commissioner of social services for the Lexington-Fayette urban county government; Walter W. Carr, Morehead businessman; Dr. Allan M. Lansing, direc- tor of the Humana Heart Institute in Louisville; William R. Seaton, the former vice-chairman of the board and the chief financial officer of Ashland Oil, Inc. and Charles D. Wheeler, president of Wheeler and Williams in Ashland, who also served on the board from 1969 to 1973. Dr. Alban Wheeler, professor of sociology, serves as the faculty regent. Greg Ramey of Inez, vice-president of the Student Government Association, is the student regent. The board also has a secretary and a treasurer. These posi- tions are filled by election, not by appointment. Carol John- son, the university presidentis secretary, serves as the board secretary and Porter Dailey, Vice-president of fiscal aHairs, is the treasurer of the board. The board is, in essence, the University,s chief governing body. According to Dr. Wheeler, uThe members are not just governing. In many ways they are advocates for the Univer- sity. Louie Nunn once remarked, The only interest we have on the board is to make this a viable university and to serve higher education and the Morehead community. The duties of the board, which is required to meet at least four times a year, are provided for in the Kentucky Statutes. These duties include, the promotion of the mission and goals of the university; the creation and or discontinuance of degrees; the appointment of faculty or administrative person- nel; the determination of salary guidelines and establishment ofinsurance; the establishment and or discontinuance of any faculty rank; the adoption of policies for granting leaves of absences and the approval of promotions for administrative and faculty members; the establishment of policies for grant- ing tenure; the regulation of government and discipline of students and faculty; the approval of budget policies for stu- dent financial aid; the fixing of special charges and or fees subject to the Council on Higher Educationis approval; the issuance of revenue bonds to finance projects; the care and preservation of all university property; provide for submis- sion of reports and budget requests that are required by state government; the approval of the annual budget, and the for- mulation and revision of long range plans. In addition to these enumerated powers, the board can provide help in other ways. With a board so rich in experi- ence, Dr. Wheeler hopes that the members can use their outside resources to help enrich the campus. By doing this, the board members can obtain a better understanding of the university and can become a valuable asset to the programs. The average board meeting involves the discussion and approval or disapproval of an agenda that is presented by the President. This agenda contains personnel and operational policies, budgetary items, academic policies, and a number of other routine items that relate to the operation of the Univer- sity. Three major policies approved by the board this year were for the funding of intercollegiate athletics, the academic free- dom and tenure of the faculty and the adoption of personnel classification and evaluation of non-faculty University em- ployees. . Board of Regents 61

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Features 60 naanaog...u. 1? Former Kentucky governor Louie B. Nunn chairs the Board ofRegents. Nunn was appointed by Governor Matha Layne Collins in 1986. The boardk vice-chairman and second in command is Edwin T. Breathitt, an executive with Norfolk Southern corporation.

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Darn, We Were Doing elcome to Morehead State Uni- versity. Iim glad you could be here today. Iill be your tour guide, and 1,11 be telling you a little about the fine university we have here. As we move along campus Ill be showing you various points ofinterest. We have just left the University Center, a hubbub of activity, especially on the week- ends. Here the university has dances and spe- cial programs of which the students always take full advantage. These specially planned activities are always crowded with young people having a good time, taking a break from a grueling week ofstudies. ADUC, as it is often called, also houses the cafeteria and grill, two havens of culinary de- I JUST Low: To SEE TyEIR FACES WHEN THEY REALIZE WERE. NOT Game To 91-09! -. bi? V . L ,lllll KMLEEM 62 light. You can get hot, delicious, nutritious food any time of the day. Across the street you can see Lappin, the math and Science building. Lappin has been plagued with bomb threats which have terror- ized the campus. They must be real, no one would be cruel enough to interrupt the edu- cational progress of our students. These threats also interrupt the diligent work of our modern equipped labs to find a cure for can- cer. Lets see, where are we? This campus is so large that it gets confusing at times. Oh yes! To your right, you can see the Camden-Carroll Library and Allie Young. We are very proud of the huge number ofbooks and magazines that can be found in this library, especially the wide assortment ofKurt Vonnegut books. The library is always a hushed place where stu- dents can be found poring over old law books and such. No card games at study tables, or romantic rendezvous in the stacks are known to occur. Students have the utmost respect for this library. Allie Young houses one of the most ad- vanced university clinics in the United States. It is fully staffed by bright doctors who can diagnose any ailment within a matter of sec- onds. They can tell you ifyou have avirus, or a virus, or simply a virus. They can diagnose broken legs, also. Do you have any questions about anything you have seen so far? No, good. Here we are in front of Howell-McDowell. The univer- sityis business is taken care of here. It is a modicum of eilCiciency. The financial aid of- fice, which does a fine job of making sure everyone gets his loan and grant when he needs them, and the cashiers window where students can put money into their dining ac- count in one easy step, are both located here. Across the way, you can see Ginger Hall. Ginger is the building where most ofthe train- ing of the nations finest teachers is done. We want only the best students in our education department, so we set very high standards. They can only flunk the California Test of Basic Skills about four times, and only if they are lucky will they get the chance to take it again. ' We have just passed Rader, which has also