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I.
Membership
Qualifications for the Academy of Computer Science
A.
Active Members shall be limited to living
individuals who are duly elected and subject to the following conditions:
1.
Each candidate shall hold a degree from
the Missouri University of Science and Technology at least 10 years prior
to election. In addition, the
person shall have experience in computer science or in a computer science
related field. (By a vote of the
membership, this requirement may be relaxed to include members with less
than 10 years experience prior to induction; however, the majority of the
membership must each possess at least 10 years of experience prior to
induction.)
2.
Each candidate shall have demonstrated
notable leadership and/or professional achievement and success, and
possess admirable personal and professional integrity.
3.
Each candidate shall receive at least a
three-fourths affirmative vote of the total votes cast for election to
membership.
4.
A candidate who is elected to membership
is expected to be present for induction at the first induction ceremony
held after said election, but may elect to be inducted at the second
induction held after said election.
The President may waive this requirement in the event of illness
of the candidate, absence of the candidate from the country or other
reasons acceptable to the President.
If the President does not waive this requirement, the invitation
shall be withdrawn.
B.
Honorary Members shall be living individuals
who are duly elected and subject to the following conditions:
1.
A person to be considered for Honorary
Membership shall be one who may not be a graduate of the Missouri
University of Science and Technology but shall possess the qualities
necessary for Active Membership in the Academy.
2.
Each shall have the unanimous approval of
the Directors (Article IV.C) and a three-fourths affirmative vote of the
membership.
3.
At no time shall the living Honorary
Members exceed ten (10) percent of the Active Members.
4.
Honorary Members shall have all the
rights, privileges, and responsibilities of Active Members, except they
may not be officers of the Academy or on the Board of Directors.
5.
Honorary Members may be inducted without
being present at the induction ceremony.
C.
Posthumous Members shall be deceased
individuals who are duly elected and subject to the following conditions:
1.
A person to be considered for Posthumous
Membership shall be one who may or may not be a graduate of the Missouri
University of Science and Technology but shall possess the qualities
necessary for Active Membership in the Academy.
2.
Each shall have the unanimous approval of
the Directors and a three-fourths affirmative vote of the membership.
3.
Induction of Posthumous Members will be
acknowledged at the annual induction ceremony.
D. Distinguished
Past Members shall consist of those Active and Honorary Members who have
died.
II. Nominations for the Academy of Computer
Science
A. The
Chair of the Membership Committee (Article IV.E.2) shall request of all
active members such nominations as they care to make. Such nominations shall be of
individuals qualified under Article I.A.1 of these by-laws and shall be
accompanied by data substantiating their qualifications.
B.
The Membership Committee shall review the
nominees, determine eligibility, and forward their recommended
nominations to the Board of Directors.
C.
The Board of Directors shall review and
certify the nominations and return those that are acceptable to the Board
to the Chair of the Membership Committee.
III. Balloting for the Academy of Computer
Science
A. The
Chair of the Membership Committee shall prepare a ballot listing the
names of all those certified by the Board of Directors as nominees for
membership and shall deliver it to all active members. A brief profile of
each nominee shall accompany the ballot
B.
The Membership Committee shall canvas all
ballots received and shall declare as elected and eligible for invitation
to membership those who have qualified under the provisions of these
by-laws.
C.
The President of the Academy and the Chair
of the Computer Science Department shall jointly notify the nominees of
their election and extend to each of them an invitation to join the
Academy.
IV. Organization of the Academy of Computer
Science
A. Meeting
of the Membership
1.
An Annual Meeting of the membership shall
be held at such time and at such place as shall be determined by the
Board of Directors.
2.
There shall be an Induction Ceremony for
the purpose of inducting newly elected members, and it shall usually be
held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting at a time and place
determined by the Board of Directors.
3.
There may be other meetings as shall be
determined either by the Board of Directors or by a petition signed by
one-third of the Active Members who shall require the Board of Directors
to call such meetings.
4.
Each meeting shall be announced by mail (standard
post or e-mail) thirty (30) days prior to the date of the meeting.
B.
Quorum at the Membership Meetings
1.
A quorum shall consist of thirty (30)
percent of the Active Members or eighteen (18) Active Members, whichever
is less.
2.
Every act or decision made either when a
majority of the membership is present or when a quorum is present shall
be an act of the membership.
C.
Directors
1.
The Board of Directors shall consist of
eight (8) Directors:
·
President, Vice President,
Secretary/Treasurer,
·
Past President,
·
Chair of the Computer Science Department
(ex-officio), and
·
Directors (three)
Two directors will be
elected from the active members at each annual Academy meeting.
2.
At the first Annual Meeting of the
Academy, the members shall elect six (6) directors; two (2) to serve for
two (2) years, two (2) to serve for three (3) years, and two (2) to serve
for four (4) years. Successors
will be elected for three (3) year terms.
3.
Each vacancy on the Board of Directors
shall be filled at the next Annual Meeting of the Academy. The Active Members will elect a
Director to complete the unexpired term for each vacancy.
D. Officers
1.
The Officers of the Academy of Computer
Science shall be a President, a Vice President,
and a Secretary/Treasurer. The
President and the Secretary/Treasurer shall be nominated and elected for
a thirty-six month term by and from the Board of Directors at the Annual
Board Meeting. If possible, the
election of the President and the Secretary/Treasurer will be staggered
in order to provide for continuity.
The Vice President can be elected for up to a thirty-six month
term.
2.
The Vice President shall succeed to the
Presidency in the event that office is vacated.
3.
The President shall, with the approval of
the Board of Directors, appoint replacements to fill officer vacancies.
4.
The Officers shall have such duties as are
necessary for the purposes and functions of the organization and such
duties as are assigned by the Board of Directors.
5.
The Officers shall serve without
compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred, if such
expenses are authorized and approved by the President and approved by the
Board of Directors.
E.
Committees
1.
The Board of Directors shall authorize and
the President shall appoint such committees as are necessary to advance
the purposes and business of the Academy.
2.
There shall be a Membership Committee of
Active Members and said committee shall take such action as is necessary
to comply with Article II of these by-laws.
3.
There shall be a Nomination Committee of
Active Members, who shall present a slate of candidates for election as
Directors at the annual Academy meeting.
Any member present may make additional nominations. There will be no vote by proxy, and a
majority of the membership or of a quorum present shall elect.
4.
There shall be a Committee on Conduct of
Active Members who will listen to and recommend to the Board of Directors
any question concerning the conduct of any or all members.
V. Limitations and Procedures for the Academy of Computer Science
A. The
Board of Directors may remove from the Academy any member upon the
recommendation of the Committee of Conduct, but such removal may not be
enacted until such time as the Board and the membership have heard the appeal
of the member so recommended if such hearing is requested by the
aggrieved member.
B.
The by-laws may be amended at any Academy
annual meeting at which such intention has been a part of the notice of
the meeting. The amendment will be
adopted if it carries the favorable recommendation of a majority of the
Directors present and is approved in a
ballot by a majority of the membership of a quorum present. E-mail
proxy votes provided to the Board of Directors will be accepted in
advance of the meeting.
C.
The members of the Academy of Computer
Science shall not be responsible for any
indebtedness or liability incurred by or for any acts performed by any
member or individual who is in attendance at any annual or special
meeting, outing, or social activity of the Academy.
D. Information
about members of the Academy may only be used for Academy business.
VI. Financial Requirements
A. The
Academy of Computer Science shall be
self-supporting. It shall use only
those moneys that are exclusively reserved for it in a University
account. Said moneys shall accrue
from contributions made or solicited by the members.
B.
The Board of Directors shall adopt an
annual budget, which shall be reported to the active members. This budget will provide the Chair of
the Department of Computer Science at the Missouri University of Science
and Technology with direction for the expenditure of moneys from the
account in the name of the Academy.
C.
The Officers and Directors shall instruct
the Secretary/Treasurer in such efforts as he or she shall make annually
to maintain funds in the Academy or Computer Science pursuant to the
“Statement of Agreement and Understanding Concerning the Academy of
Computer Science.”
VII.
Recognition
and Awards
A. A
plaque and/or certificate of membership in the Academy will be awarded to
each active and honorary member (living or deceased) at the Induction
Ceremony.
B.
A framed photograph (eight by ten inches)
and a name plate of each active, honorary, posthumous, and past
distinguished member of the Academy shall be prominently displayed in the
Department of Computer Science at the Missouri University of Science and
Technology.
C.
A current biographical sketch of each
honorary, active, and distinguished past member of the Academy will be
maintained in the library of the Department of Computer Science at the Missouri
University of Science and Technology, where it will be easily accessible
to the students.
HISTORICAL STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT AND
UNDERSTANDING
CONCERNING THE ACADEMY OF COMPUTER
SCIENCE
I.
The Academy
of Computer Science was
established on January 10, 2003, with the approval of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the
Chancellor of the University of Missouri-Rolla.
II.
Academy founding members are as
follows: Jean K. Holley, Mark X.
Stratman, William A. Eaton, Daniel C. Hirschbuehler, and Daniel G.
McNicholl. The founding and
charter members are eminent computer scientists, graduates of the
computer science curricula of the University of Missouri-Rolla.
III.
The Computer Science faculty now delegates
to the founding and charter membership the privileges and
responsibilities of perpetuating the Academy.
IV.
The Academy of Computer
Science in appreciation of the honor
bestowed individually and collectively will be perpetuated:
A. As
an endeavor to strengthen the dedication of students to Computer Science
through personal and professional example.
B.
For the annual recognition of those
graduates of the Computer Science curricula who bring honor to Computer
Science as practitioners and as citizens.
C.
For the purpose of providing advisory
guidance and counsel at the call of the department chair, faculty, and
students.
D. And
for encouraging personal, corporate, foundation and government gifts and
grants of money, equipment and facilities to the Curators of the
University of Missouri for the benefit of the Computer Science Department
at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
V.
In the accomplishment of the above the
Academy of Computer Science does establish and abide by the by-laws.
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