An emergency meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State College System was convened through a conference call initiated from the System Office, 11^th Floor of the Capitol, City of Lincoln, County of Lancaster, State of Nebraska, on Thursday, May 27, 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 24, 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
Ms. Willa Kosman, Scottsbluff
Mr. Steve Lewis, Lexington
Ms. Sheryl Lindau, Wayne
Mr. Jeff Renner, Bellevue

Board Members absent: 
Dr. Doug Christensen, Lincoln

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
Ms. Kim Rauscher, Administrative Assistant
Ms. Suzi Shugert, Public Relations/Information Director

Others attending:
Ms. Karen Greiss, Lincoln Journal-Star newspaper

Dr. Gigstad called the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges to order at 4:17 p.m. A roll call was taken: Gigstad, Grimes, Kosman, Lewis, Lindau, Renner and Hollis were present. Christensen, Cady and Wetherell were absent.

Ms. Grimes moved and Ms. Lindau seconded a motion to approve the agenda as distributed. Gigstad, Grimes, Kosman, Lewis, Lindau, Renner and Hollis voted aye. Motion carried.

Ms. Lindau moved and Ms. Kosman seconded a motion to approve the appointment of Dr. Ben E. Johnson as the President of Peru State College and as a Professor of Education effective June 15, 1999, with the 1999-2000 annual salary rate of $115,000 plus a housing allowance of $7,000 and reimbursable household moving expenses. This appointment includes a contract extended until June 30, 2001. Gigstad, Grimes, Kosman, Lewis, Lindau, Renner and Hollis voted aye. Motion carried.

Ms. Lindau moved and Ms. Grimes seconded a motion to approve the appointment of Dr. Jerome Martin, Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs, as Acting President of Peru State College effective June 1-14, 1999, with a supplement to his salary of $1,000. Gigstad, Grimes, Kosman, Lewis, Lindau, Renner and Hollis voted aye. Motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT -- The meeting was adjourned at 4:22 p.m.