FRANKFORT KY - On Wednesday, Governor Steve Beshear made 24 appointments to higher education boards around the state, including a Paducah attorney.

At the University of Kentucky, Beshear appointed Mark P. Bryant, a Paducah lawyer, to the UK Board of Trustees. According to the Courier-Journal, Bryant doanted to Beshear's campaign during the last two elections. He replaces Louisville lawyer Erwin Roberts.
 
Bryant's term will expire in June of 2018.