LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 16, 2025) — A new faculty trustee and a new staff trustee have been elected following the University Community Election of Faculty and Staff Representatives to the Board of Trustees. On April 25 the election cycle opened to fill one faculty seat and one staff seat for three-year terms starting July 1. Nomination submissions closed May 4, and voting took place May 8 through May 14.

Karen Petrone, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of History in the College of Arts and Sciences and co-director of the UK-Jewish Heritage Fund Holocaust Education Initiative, has been elected to serve as a faculty trustee. The faculty trustees represent two of the 20 trustees on the Board, with current terms ending June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026. 

Zachary Stacy, J.D., associate director of Intellectual Property Development for UK Innovate, has been elected to serve as staff trustee. The staff trustee represents one of the 20 trustees on the Board, with a current term ending June 30.

More information, details about the election process and information about the candidates can be found at regs.uky.edu/faculty-staff-student-trustee-elections.