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Beshear Appoints Donors to UK Board | Lexington News
Governor Beshear just added two politically connected allies to UK’s Board of Trustees—Ruth Cecelia Day, a former state CIO and UK alum, and Mitchel Denham, a UK law grad and Derby nonprofit executive—both with hefty campaign donation histories to Beshear. Their appointments come amid his public pushback against perceived donor influence at UK, especially over high-profile hires like the athletic director and law school dean. While the board recently reclaimed authority to approve dean appointments, it doesn’t undo the current dean’s position. These two join three other new trustees…
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