Governor Beshear has appointed eight members to the Kentucky State University Board of Regents. The naming comes just a day after state lawmakers passed legislation aimed at stabilizing finances and management at the state’s only historically black land grant university.
Among the eight new appointees to Kentucky State are a former governor and state auditor. Beshear has selected Ernie Fletcher, who served as governor from 2003 to 2007, and Ed Hatchett, who was state auditor from 1995 to 2003, to sit on the KSU board.
Others appointed include former dean at the University of Louisville College of Business Charles Moyer and Robert Ramsey who was executive branch cabinet secretary during the Fletcher administration.
Last July Governor Beshear called for an independent review of finances at KSU. Last week the governor signed Senate Bill 265 which prompted the appointments. The appointees will undergo Kentucky Senate confirmation.
- Charles Moyer of Louisville is a professor and former dean at the University of Louisville College of Business. Moyer has taught finance and business courses for decades at several higher education institutions. He is a graduate of Howard University and shall serve for a term expiring June 30, 2027.
- Tammi Dukes of Farmington Hills is vice president of global sustainability at Adient. Dukes has spent decades of her professional career providing finance and auditing services to clients in the private sector. She is a KSU graduate and shall serve for a term expiring June 30, 2027.
- Ernie Fletcher of Osprey is a former Republican Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As Governor, he oversaw the management and budget of the Executive Branch. Fletcher is also a physician at the Fletcher Group, Inc. He shall serve for a term expiring June 30, 2023.
- Edward Hatchett of Glasgow is a former Democratic state auditor and managing partner and counsel at Blue Spring Creek, LLC. As state auditor from 1995–2003, Hatchett oversaw the auditing of accounts and financial transactions of all spending agencies of the commonwealth. He shall serve for a term expiring June 30, 2025.
- Michael Adams Jr. of Lexington is a vice president, commercial loan officer at Independence Bank and a managing member of Urban Industries LLC. Adams has years of personal and commercial banking experience as well as a background in business management. He is a graduate of KSU and shall serve for a term expiring June 30, 2024.
- Gerald Patton of Rancho Mirage is a retired higher education executive with experience working for multiple accreditation associations. Before retiring, Patton was director of assessment and educational effectiveness at California State University. He is a KSU graduate and shall serve for a term expiring June 30, 2022.
- Jason Moseley of Lexington is the head basketball coach at Frederick Douglas High School and is a graduate of KSU. He shall serve for a term expiring June 30, 2026.
- Robert Ramsey of Georgetown served as an Executive Branch cabinet secretary during the Fletcher administration and is now retired. He is a graduate of Florida A&M and shall serve for a term expiring June 30, 2022.
