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AD's Daughter Up for UK Athletics Job

University of Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart.
Charles Bertram
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Lexington Herald-Leader
University of Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart.

The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees will be asked Tuesday to approve a graduate assistant job in the athletics department for Kirby Willoughby, the daughter of UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart. UK has an anti-nepotism policy that says no relatives of its administrative leadership team can be employed in a position within the officer's administrative area. However, the director of athletics is not among the positions specifically listed in the policy, which covers the provost, associate provosts, executive vice presidents, vice presidents and associate vice presidents.

 

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