A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State College System was convened at the Best Western Airport Inn and Hampton Inn--Airport, City of Lincoln, County of Lancaster, State of Nebraska, on Friday, May 21, 1999.

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 Star, and Omaha World-Herald on May 13, 1999. 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.

Board Members attending:
Dr. Alfred Gigstad, Nebraska City
Ms. Frances Grimes, Grand Island
Mr. Steve Lewis, Lexington
Ms. Sheryl Lindau, Wayne
Dr. Doug Christensen, Lincoln

Board Members absent:
Ms. Willa Kosman, Scottsbluff
Mr. Jeff Renner, Bellevue

Student Board Member present:
Mr. Robert Hollis, Peru State College

Student Board Members absent:
Ms. Jessica Cady, Chadron State College
Mr. Dan Wetherell, Wayne State College

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

Others attending:
Dr. Dan Holtz, Peru State College, Presidential Search Committee Co-Chair
Dr. Jim Thomas, Peru State College, Presidential Search Committee Co-Chair

Dr. Gigstad called the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges to order at 12:00 noon. A roll call was taken: Christensen, Gigstad, Grimes, Lewis, Lindau and Hollis were present. Kosman, Renner, Cady and Wetherell were absent.

Ms. Grimes moved and Ms. Lindau seconded a motion to go into Executive Session for the purpose of interviewing presidential finalists for Peru State College. Christensen, Gigstad, Grimes, Lewis, Lindau and Hollis voted aye. Motion carried.

The Search Committee co-chairs briefed the Board members on the process used by the campus search committee in forwarding the names of two finalists.

Ms. Lindau moved and Ms. Grimes seconded a motion to take a recess at 1:00 p.m. and reconvene at the Hampton Inn at 1:15 p.m. Christensen, Gigstad, Grimes, Lewis, Lindau and Hollis voted aye. Motion carried.

EXECUTIVE SESSION (continued)

The Executive Session was reconvened at 1:15 p.m. Interviews were held with the following individuals:

Dr. Ben E. Johnson, Thomas College, Thomasville, Georgia

Dr. Kenneth R. Rhodus, Dean of Students, Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska

Ms. Lindau moved and Ms. Grimes seconded a motion to go out of Executive Session at 5:30 p.m. Christensen, Gigstad, Grimes, Lewis, Lindau and Hollis voted aye. Motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT -- The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.