Alumni Board Bylaw

School of Information Sciences Alumni Association at the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville

Article I - Name

The name of this organization shall be the University of Tennessee School
of Information Sciences (SIS) Alumni Association.

Article II - Purpose

The purpose of the Association shall be to support the programs of the
School of Information Sciences and to promote professional and social
interaction among its alumni.

Article III - Membership

Any person who is a graduate of the School of Information Sciences or its
predecessors is eligible for membership in the SIS Alumni Association.

Article IV - Officers

Section 1 - The elected officers of the association shall be the
president, vice-president (president-elect), secretary, and four
members-at-large.

1. The president shall preside at all proceedings of the association, plan
   the program of activity for the year, appoint committees as appropriate,
   and assume any other duties necessary.
2. The vice-president (president-elect) shall act in the absence of the
   president and shall automatically assume the duties of the president for
   the following term of office.
3. The secretary shall keep records of all the proceedings of the
   association.
4. Members-at-large shall represent the general association
   membership.

Section 2 - The four elected members-at-large serve as the nominating
committee. Nomination of officers and members-at-large is completed and
approved by the executive board by June 1.

Section 3 – Officers and members-at-large shall be elected by a majority
of members casting ballots via a method to be determined by the executive
board.

Section 4 - The president and vice president (president-elect) will each
serve a one year term of office. Upon completion of the one year term, the
president shall succeed to the office of immediate past president and the
vice president (president-elect) shall succeed to the office of
president.

Section 5 - The term of office for the president, vice-president
(president elect), and the secretary will be one year. Officers will assume
their duties September 1 and exit their offices August 31.

Section 6 - The term of office for members-at-large is two years with two
members being elected each year. The annually elected members-at-large
assume their duties September 1 of the year elected and exit their offices
August 31 of their second year of service.

Article V - Executive Board

Section 1 - There shall be an executive board composed of the elected
officers, the immediate past president, and four elected members-at-large.
The board shall supervise all association affairs and meet as often as the
president deems necessary.

Section 2 - The director of the School of Information Sciences shall
appoint one member of the faculty to serve as the alumni adviser. The
appointee shall be an ex officio member of the executive board.

Article VI - Meetings

The association shall have one regular meeting each year. Other meetings
may be held as deemed appropriate by the executive board.

Article VII - Parliamentary Authority

The rules contained in the Modern Edition of Robert’s Rules of
Order shall govern the association in all cases where they are not
inconsistent with these bylaws and any special rules of order the
association may adopt.

Article VIII - Amendments

This constitution may be amended by unanimous vote of the executive
board. When deemed necessary by the executive board, the amendment may be
submitted to the membership for vote.

Amended 2003.

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