Constitution/ByLaws

Constitution/ByLaws
of the
University Of Nebraska-Lincoln Emeriti Association

ARTICLE I – Name

The name of the organization shall be “The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Emeriti Association.”

ARTICLE II – Objectives

The objectives of the organization shall be to promote good fellowship among the emeriti of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and to provide an opportunity for the presentation and discussion of topics concerning the welfare of the University and other topics of interest to members of the association.

ARTICLE III - Membership

Membership shall consist of dues paying emeriti of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Membership is complimentary for a full calendar year after obtaining emeritus/a status. All Members are franchised to vote on matters affecting the Association. Honorary (non-voting) Life Membership is granted to surviving Widows and Widowers of University of Nebraska-Lincoln emeriti.

ARTICLE IV - Place of Meetings

Meetings shall be held at one of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Unions, in other campus buildings, or at other places in or near Lincoln.

ARTICLE V - Officers

The officers of the Association shall be: President, Vice President/President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer. The President shall appoint the Secretary and Treasurer annually with no specified term. The Vice President/President-Elect shall serve as Program Chairman. Duties for all officers and Directors shall be such as ordinarily pertain to the offices. The Association Officers, the immediate Past President, the Directors, and the Chairs of Standing Committees shall constitute the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall act for the Association between meetings of the Association.

ARTICLE VI - Election of Vice President/President-Elect and a Director

1.A Vice President/President-Elect and a Director shall be elected by written ballot at each November meeting of the Association. The Director shall be elected for a three-year term. Both terms begin in January following the election.

2.In January following the November election the past Vice President/President-Elect shall automatically succeed to the office of President, and the former President shall automatically assume the office of Past President.

3. In October of each year, the Board of Directors shall nominate at least two Association members for the office of Vice President/President-Elect and at least two Association members for the position of Director for a three-year term. These names will be submitted to the membership at least a week prior to the November meeting of the Association.

ARTICLE VII – Committees

The Association shall have the following standing committees: BENEFITS, MAUDE WISHERD FUND, MEMBERSHIP, MEMBER RELATIONS, and WEBSITE. The President shall appoint the Chairs and Members of the Standing Committees.

ARTICLE VIII - Dues

The Board of directors is authorized to set membership dues as warranted by expenses, including a Life Membership fee to be deposited into the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Emeriti Association Fund at the University of Nebraska Foundation, of which a portion may go to the endowed Maude Wisherd Fund..

ARTICLE IX - Amendments

These articles may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members voting, provided that notice of the proposed change has been given not less than one week in advance.

The original constitution was adopted on Jan. 12, 1961 and amended: Jan.1, 1962; Nov. 12, 1964; Dec. 13, 1973; Jan. 15, 1976; Jan. 18, 1990; Mar. 21, 1991; May 20, 1993, April 21, 2005, and 17 November 2005