ARTICLE VII

ARTICLE VII - Eligibility, Election/Appointment, and Vacancies  

Section 1. Eligibility

All members of the Alumni Council must meet the requirements for Association membership under Article III, 1-2.  Alumni Representatives to the Board of Trustees must be members of the Church of the Nazarene.  

Section 2. Nomination and Election/Appointment  

A.                 Executive Committee

1.         A call for nominations will be sent to the entire Association.  All Council members are encouraged to actively seek out suggestions for nominees from the Association?s membership to assist in the nomination process.

         A nominating committee appointed by the Association President and composed of two (2) Council members and one (1) Class Agent from each decade will review the nominations and select two (2) persons for each position to be presented for approval to the Director of Alumni Relations and the Vice President for University Advancement.

3.         Executive Committee officers are elected by a ballot to the entire Association.

4.         A plurality of the ballots received shall determine an election.  

B.                 Members At-large

1.         A call for nominations will be sent to the entire Association. All Council members are encouraged to actively seek out suggestions for nominees from the Association?s membership to assist in the nomination process.

         All nominations will be presented to the Executive Committee for consideration.

3.         Members At-large shall be appointed by the Executive Committee in consultation with the Director of Alumni Relations and the Vice President for University Advancement.

4.         Appointment is determined by a simple majority of all Executive Committee officers.

5.          The filling of positions will be scheduled to elect approximately one-third of the Council each year.

 

Section 3. Resignation  

A letter of resignation shall be submitted to the Director of Alumni Relations and the Executive Committee a minimum of 30 days prior to any Alumni Council meeting.

Section 4. Removal  

Any member of the Alumni Council who misses two consecutive Council meetings will be contacted by the Association President regarding their continued service.  After missing three consecutive Council meetings, without a reasonable excuse, the Council member shall be replaced by the Director of Alumni Relations in consultation with the Executive Committee.

 

Section 5. Vacancies   Vacancies on the Executive Committee shall be filled by majority vote of the entire Alumni Council from one or more nominations per position presented to the Council by the Executive Committee.  Vacancies in other positions may be filled by appointment by the President of the Association in consultation with the Executive Committee.