A. Paul Nestor

Mr. Nestor joined the University of Kentucky in 1952 as Director of Purchasing and held this position for eight years. He then became the University Business Office representative in the Medical Center for five years, after which he returned to main campus as Director of Campus Services. This included responsibility for the University Motor Pool (later folded into the Agriculture Motor Pool) and the Communications Services Department (then consisting only of the telephone system, and later transferred under Gene Williams). Other units for which he was responsible included the Duplicating Services, Photographic Services, Postal Services and Printing Services Departments.

When NACUBO (National Association of College and University Business Officers) began its award programs for outstanding campus projects, the University of Kentucky was fortunate to receive several awards. Of the first four awards received, three were given to units under Mr. Nestor's supervision. The Postal Services Department received an award of $1000.00 for a program to self-insure all outgoing packages for which the various University departments desired insurance. The departments were charge the usual insurance fee, which was placed into a special account for paying any insurance claims. The expected savings from this program was estimated to be about $4700.00 per year. The SPEEDSORT was developed during this period which used the campus building numbers as the 4-digit add-on to the USPS Zip Code, and which assisted greatly in the process of sorting the mail.

The NACUBO award of $1000.00 became the basis for funding the Nestor Award for Employee Creativity, which was established by the Board of Trustees in 1984 when Mr. Nestor retired.

Mr. Nestor was participant in the College Business Management Institute (CBMI) for 49 of its first 50 years: as a student, as instructor for the purchasing course for eight years, as coordinator for 22 years, and as a member of the Hospitality Committee until he moved to North Carolina.
He also represented the University of Kentucky as the President of the National Association of Educational Buyers (NAEB).