G. Gifts, trusts and honorary degrees.

We know of no authority under state law to close a meeting that is otherwise due to be open simply because the meeting deals with gifts, trusts, and honorary degrees, except to the extent, if any, that the discussion falls within the statutory exceptions of the Alabama Open Meetings Act. Ala. Code § 36-25A-1 et seq. (Supp. 2005); see also Auburn Univ. v. The Advertiser Co. d/b/a The Montgomery Advertiser, 867 So. 2d 293 (Ala. 2003) (holding that discussion of awarding honorary degree was within "character and good name" exception of former open meetings law).