CAFLS Alumni: Bylaws

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURE ALUMNI

MAY, 1992

ARTICLE I

MEMBERS

Section 1.
Regular Members
Any person who has been officially enrolled at Clemson University in the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences for at least one academic semester or one summer session is eligible to become a Regular member. Every Regular member is eligible to hold an elected office and has full and equal voting rights.

Section 2.
Associate Members
Persons who do not qualify for Regular membership but who are friends of and interested in the welfare of Clemson University College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences may become Associate Members. Associate Members will not quality for election or appointment to office or directorship.

ARTICLE II

OFFICERS

Section 1.
Election
The Officers of the organization shall be a President, President-Elect, and Secretary. These Officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors from the elected membership of the Board.

Section 2.
Method of Electing Officers
The President shall appoint a nominating committee of three members of the organization at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting. The Nominating Committee will nominate at least one candidate for each vacancy. Additional nominations may be made from the floor by any member of the Board. The Directors shall then and there proceed to elect Officers for the ensuing year.

ARTICLE III

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Personnel of Committee
There shall be an Executive Committee consisting of the 3 Officers, Executive Director and Past President. This committee shall have such duties and powers as may be delegated to it by the Board of Directors. Meetings of this Committee may be called at any time deemed necessary by the President.

ARTICLE IV

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1.
Composition and Method of Election
The business of the organization shall be conducted by a Board of Directors consisting of the following:

1. 1. The 3 Officers of the organization who will also represent their respective District Chapters as Chapter President.

1. 2. The remaining District Chapter Presidents who represent their respective District Chapters.

2. 3. Two young alumni representatives appointed for two-year terms by the President and Executive Director. A young alumni is any regular member under the age of 35.

4. Representatives of the College appointed by the Dean of the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences

a) Executive Director of the Association who shall be ex-officio

b) One faculty member

5. Undergraduate Students

1. a) The Student President of the Agricultural and Biological Council

6. The immediate Past-President.

Section 2.
Terms of Office
1. The Officers will be elected to serve a two-year term. Should an officer's term require service on the board beyond the District Chapter Presidency term, the Chapter shall re-elect a different Chapter President.

2. Chapter Presidents representing District Chapters on the Board shall serve two-year terms.

3. The following Chapters will elect officers at their annual meeting in even numbered years, to begin two year terms the following July 1:

4. The following Chapters will elect officers at their annual meeting in odd numbered years, to begin two year terms the following July 1:

District 2

District 6

District 4

District 8

5. All Chapters will replace half of the district directors each year. It is each district's responsibility to identify directors to serve on the Chapter's Board of Directors.

6. This schedule provides continuity in Chapter leadership and proper rotation of Chapter presidents on the Board of Directors.

7. If a District does not conduct a meeting during an election period, the President and Executive Director shall appoint a chapter President which must then be approved by the Board.

Section 3.
Vacancies on the Board

Any Officer vacancies on the Board of Directors shall be filled by the Board for the unexpired term of the vacant office. The Vice-President of the District Chapter, or a representative, will be invited to fill a non-office holding Directors vacancy.

Section 4
Meeting of the Board
The Board of Directors shall hold quarterly meetings. The meetings shall have the time and place fixed by the Board of Directors. The President, may for good cause, call special meetings of the Board. A quorum of the Board of Directors for conducting business of the organization shall consist of not less than seven (7) members.

ARTICLE V

AREA ORGANIZATION

Section 1.
Districts
The state will be divided into six (6) districts and each will have an organized Clemson University Agriculture Alumni Chapter. Three other Districts will be organized, 1) North Carolina, 2) Georgia, and 3) all other states. There will be nine District Chapters recognized and qualified to have their Chapter President serve as a member of the Board of Directors.

Section 2.
Area Identification
The 9 Chapters will include the following Counties and/or States:

    District 1

    Abbeville, Anderson, Greenwood, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens

    District 2

    Cherokee, Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg,Union

    District 3

    Aiken, Edgefield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Saluda

    District 4

    Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Marlboro, York

    District 5

    Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, Jasper, Orangeburg

    District 6

    Clarendon, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Sumter, Williamsburg

    District 7

    North Carolina

    District 8

    Georgia

    District 9

    Other States

ARTICLE VI

Agriculture Alumni Chapters

District Agriculture Alumni Chapters may adopt such rules and regulations for governing their Chapters as they see fit, including District dues, as long as they do not conflict with the provisions of the Constitution and By-Laws of the parent Organization.

ARTICLE VII

Attendance at Board Meetings

Every Board member or an alternate shall be expected to attend at least 2 regular Board meetings each year. Any member failing to comply with this provision of the By-Laws, in any year, shall be considered as having resigned. In the event a Director cannot attend a regularly scheduled Board Meeting, the District Chapter Vice-President or a representative shall be eligible to attend the meeting with full voting rights.

ARTICLE VIII

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the organization shall be from July 1 through June 30.

ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENTS OF BY-LAWS

These By-Laws may be amended from time to time by the Board of Directors by a two-thirds vote of the Directors present and voting at any regular or special meeting of the Board provided that the proposed Amendment(s) be submitted by mail to all Board members at least thirty (30) days prior to the meeting at which a vote on such is taken.

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