THE GOLD STANDARD FOR INTERIM PLACEMENTS

AGREEMENT

REGISTRY FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS

AND

KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY

THIS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 30TH day of June 2022 by and between Kentucky State University (hereinafter “University”) and Collegiate Enterprise Solutions, LLC, doing business as the Registry for College and University Presidents (hereinafter “Registry”).

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the University to retain a professionally educated person to perform the duties of Interim President of University on an interim basis as more specifically described in an EXPECTATIONS DOCUMENT, annexed hereto (the “Services”) and,

WHEREAS, Registry will perform the Services through Ronald A. Johnson, Sole Proprietor, an independent contractor (the “Consultant”), who will assign a designated employee to perform the Services on behalf of the Consultant (the “Assigned Member”). No one other than Ronald A. Johnson himself shall be engaged to perform the duties of Interim President of Kentucky State University.

• NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises of the parties hereto, the University hereby retains Registry upon the terms and conditions contained herein, and Registry hereby accepts said retention and agrees to perform the Services hereinafter mentioned, upon said terms and conditions.
• Services by Registry: As indicated above, Registry will perform the Services through the Assigned Member provided by Ronald A. Johnson, Sole Proprietor, or a mutually agreed upon alternate person. Specific duties and standards of performance shall be prescribed in an EXPECTATIONS DOCUMENT, which shall be appended, and integral, to this Agreement, and as otherwise agreed between the University and the Registry. The parties agree that the Consultant sets the Assigned Member's schedule, but that the Assigned Member will generally work the same or a similar schedule set by the University. The Registry shall be responsible for assessing performance under this Agreement, predicated upon evaluation reports from University. A senior officer of the