Faculty Trustee Candidates Narrowed to Three

LEXINGTON, Ky, (Feb. 7, 2012) ― The first round of voting for the vacant University of Kentucky faculty trustee position has resulted in John Wilson of the College of Medicine, Sheldon Steiner of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Terry Conners of the College of Agriculture advancing in the election.  The results are:

John Wilson, 453 votes

Sheldon Steiner, 305 votes

Terry Conners, 150 votes

Donna Smith, 106 votes

Voting in the second and final round of the election will begin later this week.

For information on the candidates, visit the University Senate Council website at http://www.uky.edu/Faculty/Senate/Elections/BoT%20Spring%202012/Election%20Information%202012.html.

This election is to fill the remaining term of Joe Peek who resigned from the Board of Trustees upon taking another position outside the university.  This term runs through June 30, 2013.

Below is a listing of the colleges and their percent of eligible voter participation in the first round of the election:

Nursing                      86.1 percent

Agriculture                 62.1 percent

Libraries                     61.5 percent

Social Work               58.8 percent

Pharmacy                  58.7 percent

Communications        58.3 percent

Arts & Sciences         57.4 percent

Law                            54.8 percent

Fine Arts                    50.7 percent

Engineering               45.2 percent

Public Health             42.6 percent

Health Sciences        41.7 percent

Education                  40.4 percent

Medicine                    38.5 percent

Dentistry                    37.7 percent

Gatton B&E               37.7 percent

Graduate School       35.7 percent

Design                       25.0 percent