KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Special Meeting of the Board of Regents 10:00 a.m., November 5, 2010 Board Room, Julian M. Carroll Academic Services Building Frankfort, Kentucky

MINUTES

1. Call to Order:

Chairperson Laura Douglas called the special meeting of the Kentucky State University Board of Regents to order at 10:05 a.m. on November 5, 2010.

II. Roll Call:

Chairperson Douglas asked the Secretary to the President to conduct the roll call:

Regent Banks, Present

Regent Barfield, Absent

Regent Bearden, Present

Regent Conner, Present

Regent Douglas, Present

Regent Fuller, Present

Regent Guarnieri, Present

Regent James, Absent

Regent Reddy, Absent

Regent Whitehead, Present

Regent Williams, Absent

Seven Regents were in attendance. A quorum was declared.

III. Opening Remarks:

Chairperson Douglas began by reminding the Board that it would be reviewing the Audit results and taking formal action on the audit during this meeting.

IV. Committee Reports:

Finance and Administration:

Ms. Alice Bursey Johnson, Vice President Finance and Business Affairs, presented information about the External Audit report. Ms. Johnson introduced Mr. Doug Allen, Auditor with Crowe Horwath, to provide preliminary findings of the financial audit, including, Circular A1-33, the review of KSU federal, state and local grants and awards.

Mr. Allen stated that Crowe Horwath issued an unqualified opinion regarding KSU's financial statements, the highest opinion that an entity can receive on its financial statements.