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Blackburn College Alumni Association Bylaws
| ARTICLE I | |
| The following Bylaws of the Alumni
Association of Blackburn College have been adopted pursuant to
Article IX, Section 1 of the Blackburn College Alumni Association
Constitution, as amended. |
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| ARTICLE II | FISCAL YEAR |
| The fiscal year of this Association shall
be from July 1 to June 30. |
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| ARTICLE III | BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Section 1 |
Any Association members are eligible for
membership on the Board of Directors. |
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Section 2 |
The Directors and officers shall be elected
by majority vote of the Membership present at the annual meeting of
the Association. |
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Section 3 |
Unless limited by Article V, Section 2 of
the Blackburn College Alumni Association Constitution, the
Presidents of local alumni chapters shall automatically become
ex-officio members of the Board. |
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Section 4 |
The Board, will at their last meeting of
the school year, elect two members of the Blackburn sophomore class
to join the Board and serve for a term of one school year as the
junior class student members of the Board of Directors, and two
members of the Blackburn junior class to join the Board and serve
for a term of one school year as the senior class student members of
the Board of Directors. Such student members shall be considered
full members of the Board of Directors and shall be vested with all
the powers and duties attending membership of the Board of
Directors. In the event that a vacancy, for any reason, should occur
in either the junior class student member or senior class student
member positions, the Board shall elect a member of the same
Blackburn class in which the vacancy has occurred to complete the
term as junior class student member or senior class student member,
as the case may be. |
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Section 5 |
Members of the Board of Directors shall be
elected for a term of three years. No person may serve for more than
three consecutive terms. The term of office shall begin immediately
after election to the Board and shall terminate at the end of the
annual meeting of the Association following the third year in
office. Except as provided in Article VI, Section 3 of the Blackburn
College Alumni Association Constitution, if any member of the Board
of Directors leaves the Board before completion of his/her term, the
Alumni Board will choose another member of the Association to
complete that term. |
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Section 6 |
One-third of the Board of Directors shall
constitute a quorum. Except as otherwise provided herein or by the
Blackburn College Alumni Association Constitution, the majority vote
of the Board of Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is
present shall constitute the approval and act of the Board. In no
event shall an individual member of the Board vote more than once on
a question or election. |
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Section 7 |
The President or four Directors may call a
special meeting of the Board of Directors. |
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Section 8 |
The Directors members of the Board of
Directors shall |
| a) Attend all regular and special meetings
of the Board of Directors and the annual meeting of the Association.
If any Director fails to attend at least half the meetings during
the interval beginning with the last meeting before an Annual
meeting and concluding with the last meeting of the academic year,
he/she shall be subject to dismissal from the Board. (In the case of
new Directors, this interval will begin with the first meeting
following the Annual meeting.) In this event, the President will
review the Director’s circumstances and determine if any action
should be taken. A member of the Board of Directors may be removed
from the Board by the action of the Board whenever in the judgment
of the Board the interests of the Association or Board will be
served thereby. Except as provided by Article VI. Section 3 of the
Blackburn College Alumni Association Constitution, in the event of
the absence of a member of the Board at any regular or special
meeting, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion, appoint
another Member of the Association to serve in the stead of such
absent member at such meeting. |
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| b) Be available to assist fellow members
with problems that they may encounter and represent members’ needs
in the deliberation of the Board of Directors. |
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| c) Advise the Board of Directors of College
service needs worthy of the Association’s help and efforts. |
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| d) Recruit new Board members in order to
maintain the full strength of the Board. In recruiting new Board
members, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion, in order to
achieve a Board of Directors representative of varying generations
of Blackburn Alumni, consider the class years of such members. |
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| e) Elect one of their members to represent
the Alumni Board as a voting member of the Board of Trustees. The
term of representation on the Board of Trustees shall be two years.
If such member is for any reason unable to complete such term of
representation, the Board shall elect another of their members to
complete such term. |
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| ARTICLE IV | OFFICERS |
| All officers shall be elected to a 2-year
term except the Executive Secretary, who, pursuant to Article VI,
Section 4 of the Blackburn College Alumni Association Constitution,
is appointed by Blackburn College. |
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| ARTICLE V | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS |
| The slate of officers and Directors
presented to the annual meeting shall be prepared by the Board of
Directors. |
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| ACTICLE VI | MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP |
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Section 1 |
Notice of time and place of the annual
meeting of the Association shall be given to all members of the
Association at least 10 days prior to the date thereof. Such notice
may be made by publication in the Blackburn Update or in such manner
as the Board may determine appropriate. All Members are entitled to
attend and vote. |
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Section 2 |
Notice of the time and place of all
meetings of the Board of Directors, including any special meeting,
shall be furnished to all members of the Board at least 10 days
prior to the date thereof in any appropriate manner. |
| ARTICLE VII | COMMITTEES |
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Section 1 |
The Board of Directors may create one or
more committees, each having two or more members of the Board, who
serve at the pleasure of the Board. |
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Section 2 |
The Board of Directors may appoint an
advisory committee, which may include Association members and
non-members to serve the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity.
Such advisory members will not be entitled to vote on official Board
matters. |
| ARTICLE VIII | PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE |
| Except as otherwise provided herein or by the Blackburn College Alumni Association Constitution, Robert’s Rules of Order, Revised, shall be the authority on all questions of parliamentary procedure. |
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