call about filling her seat. At first, he said he wasn't interested.

"I did that for three to four weeks and finally I went to lunch with a couple of my friends, a couple of them Kentucky State graduates," said Burse.

"They played the guilt card on me."

Burse discussed it with his wife for a few weeks, and then decided he could come back for at least a year to help the university stabilize.

Burse came in expecting to be at KSU for a year, but he's now signed on to be there another three-plus years.

"I think we are all placed on this Earth to do something, to do something good," Burse said.

"I consider Raymond Burse to be an ordinary individual who works hard, who believes in people and in thelater assigned to serve at Maxwell Air Force base in Montgomery. Guthrie was employed full time, or on active duty status, until he retired from the Navy in 1997. Guthrie was the president and owned a majority interest in ACSI. In 1997, ACSI rented commercial space for its office. Prior to that time, it had operated out of the garage or residence of either Guthrie or one of the other owners of the corporation.
In 1995, Plaintiff James Overly acquired 1,000 shares of common stock in ACSI (a minority interest) and was, at least by 1997, a full-time employee. Also in 1997, ACSI rented commercial office and retail space on Bell Road in Montgomery, Alabama. Business was good during 1997 and the early part of 1998. Due to competitive