A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State College System was convened at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, City of Lincoln, County of Lancaster, State of Nebraska, on Tuesday, February 10, 1998, at 8:30 a.m. (C.S.T.).

In compliance with the provisions of Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 84-1411, printed notice of this meeting was mailed to each member of the Board of Trustees and was posted in the Office of the Secretary of the Board. In addition, copies of such notice were sent to the Associated Press, Lincoln Journal and Omaha World-Herald on January 30, 1998. We, each of us, hereby acknowledge due and sufficient service to the above, the foregoing notice of the time and place and object of said meeting, and agree to meet in said meeting at the time and place presented to said meeting.

Board Members participating:
Mr. Rick Kolkman, North Platte
Dr. Alfred Gigstad, Nebraska City
Ms. Frances Grimes, Grand Island
Ms. Sheryl Lindau, Wayne
Ms. Lee-Ellen Matzke, Sidney
Mr. Jeff Renner, Bellevue

Board Member absent:
Dr. Doug Christensen, Lincoln

Student Board Member participating:
Ms. Kimberlee Nelsen, Chadron State College

Student Board Members absent:
Mr. Andrew Tynon, Peru State College
Mr. Broch Muhs, Wayne State College

System Office Staff participating:
Dr. Carrol Krause, Executive Director

CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Kolkman called the February 10, 1998, meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges to order at 8:30 a.m. (C.S.T.). A roll call was taken: Gigstad, Grimes, Kolkman, Lindau, Matzke, Renner; Nelsen were present. Christensen, Muhs and Tynon were absent.

EXECUTIVE SESSION
Ms. Grimes moved and Mr. Renner seconded a motion to go into executive session at 8:30 a.m. for the purpose of interviewing presidential finalists for Chadron State College. Gigstad, Grimes, Kolkman, Lindau, Matzke, Renner; Nelsen voted aye. Motion carried.

Mr. Renner moved and Ms. Grimes seconded a motion to go out of executive session at 3:00 p.m. Gigstad, Grimes, Kolkman, Lindau, Matzke, Renner; Nelsen voted aye. Motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m. (C.S.T.).