CONSTITUTION

Section I. The name of this organization shall be the Academic Women's Network.

Section II. The Academic Women's Network has the following goals. It promotes professional interactions among women faculty members and serves as a liaison between women faculty and the University administration. It informs its members about issues pertaining to career advancement, and it works to promote those issues. It also mentors and assists junior women faculty and trainees.

Section I. Academic women faculty at Washington University School of Medicine shall be eligible for active membership. Membership shall be considered active upon receipt of dues.

Section II. Each active member shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the members. Matters shall be submitted to a vote of the members after discussion at the meeting(s) of the members. For election of the Board of Directors, written ballots shall be delivered to each member entitled to vote, and 30 percent of the ballots must be returned to constitute a quorum. A matter shall be considered if a majority of the members who vote approve it.

Section I. The government of the organization and the management of its affairs shall be vested in the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall consist of the president, president-elect, secretary, treasurer and four councilors at large. The Board of Directors shall have and exercise all the powers vested in the organization which may arise between the meetings of the organization except the power to amend the constitution and the by laws. The majority of the members serving on the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum.

Section II. The officers of the organization shall consist of the president, president-elect, secretary and treasurer. The officers shall be elected at the annual spring meeting and shall serve for a term of one bear beginning July 1 of the year in which they are elected. The president-elect shall succeed to the office of president upon completion of the president's term or at such time as the president leaves office. Should the office of the president-elect be vacated, the office shall be filled by a member of the Board of Directors elected by majority vote of the Board of Directors. Should the office of secretary, treasurer or councilor become vacant during the term of office, the president shall appoint a successor or successors to serve for the unexpired term of the predecessor's office(s).

Section IIa. The president shall be the principal executive officer of the organization and shall preside at all meeting of the organization and the Board of Directors. The president shall make a report to the members of the organization covering activities of the organization and of its Board of Directors for the full period of her term in office.

Section IIb. The president-elect shall, in the absence of the president, preside at all meeting of the organization and of the Board of Directors.

Section IIc. The secretary shall attend and keep a record of all meetings of the organization and of the Board of Directors and perform all duties customary to the office. The secretary shall, at least 30 days in advance of each meeting of the organization, write all members announcing the date and location of the meeting and provide each member of the organization with a copy of the program for the meeting.

Section IId. The treasurer shall receive dues and donated funds of the organization and shall disperse the same as authorized by the Board of Directors. Withdrawals from all accounts of the organization shall require the signature of the treasurer.

Section III. Councilors at large shall be elected at the annual spring meeting and shall continuously serve no more than two consecutive full terms. The councilors at large shall serve for a term of two years except for the councilors elected at the first spring meeting of the organization; in that case two shall serve for a term of one year and two shall serve for a term of two years.

Section IV. The president or any three members of the Board of Directors may call a meeting of the Board of Directors. Regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held approximately one month prior to the regular meetings of the organization. The time and place of such meeting shall be determined by the president who shall give two weeks notice to all members of the Board of Directors.

Section I. The standing committees of the Organization shall be the Program Committee and the Nominating Committee.

Section II. The president shall appoint from among the councilors at large on the Board of Directors a chairman for each of the standing committees. The committee chairman shall appoint active members to the standing committees. Members shall serve on standing committees for a period of one year. The President and Secretary shall serve as ex officio members of the Nominating Committee. The President-elect and Treasurer shall serve as ex officio members of the Program Committee.

Section III. The Program Committee shall be responsible for selecting the location of the regular meetings of the Academic Women's Network and making the necessary arrangements. This shall include the selection of a speaker or speakers if such is to be included in the program.

Section IV. The Nominating Committee shall select and nominate from the active membership of the organization, at least one candidate for each of the organization offices, including the councilors at large. Nominations for such officers may also be made by petition of 10 percent of the active members of the Organization.

Section V. The president may appoint ad hoc committees as desired and necessary for the fulfillment of the aims of the organization. Such appointments shall terminate with termination of the term of the president who made the appointment.

Section I. Meeting of the members shall be held every three months of each year or upon such other day as may be determined by the Board of Directors, for the purpose of transacting such business as may come before the organization.

Section II. The place of the meetings is to be designated by the Program Committee.

Section III. Special meetings of the members; maybe called either by the president, Board of Directors or not less than 25 percent of the active members.

Section IV. Written notice stating the place, date, and hour of any meeting shall be delivered to each member not less than ten or more than thirty days before the date of such meeting.

Section V. Unless otherwise rearranged by the president, the general format of the business portion of the meetings of the organization shall be:

Reading of the minutes of the last meeting

Report of the president

Report of the treasurer

Report of the standing committees

Report of ad hoc committees

Unfinished business

New business

Adjournment

Section VI. Roberts Rules of Order shall be acceptable as a parliamentary guide in the deliberations of the organization.

Section I. Annual dues for members shall be determined by the Board of Directors.

Section II. Any member failing to pay her annual dues for two years after due notice form the Organization may, by majority vote of the Board of Directors, be dropped from membership.

Section III. Those who have been dropped from membership by reason of failure to pay dues may be considered by the Board of Directors for reinstatement upon such terms and conditions as may be established by the Board of Directors.

Section IV. No part of the net earnings of the Organization shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, officers, or any other private persons, except that the Organization shall be authorized with the power to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered to the Organization.

Section I. A recommendation for change in the constitution must bear the signature of ten or more active members. Amendments to the constitution shall be made by written vote only and require the approval of two-thirds of the active members of the Organization.