ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
BY-LAWS
Amended 5/01/09
Approved 04/19/04
Amended 5/1/09
Amended 10/9/09

PREAMBLE

The Academy of Engineering Management is established for the purpose of recognizing alumni for their outstanding professional achievement and success. It is to be an active organization serving as an advisor to the chair, faculty and students of Engineering Management.

MISSION

(1) To recognize engineering management graduates who have provided outstanding leadership, have attained significant levels of professional achievement and success and who demonstrate high standards of personal and professional integrity.

(2) To provide advisory guidance and counsel at the call of the Administration, Chair of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, faculty, or students of the department.

(3) To strengthen the dedication and understanding of students to engineering management through personal and professional example.

(4) To partner with the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department to develop, advance and sponsor key programs of both the Academy and the department by identifying, securing, and providing financial support.

MEMBERSHIP

Membership is by invitation only. Eligibility requirements include:

? Nominations are made by the Membership Committee. Recommendations for nomination may be made by a current academy member, a current or emeritus faculty member, or from University Development.
? Status as a graduate of MSM-UMR – Engineering Management granted at least 20 years prior to induction. In addition, the person shall have experience in engineering
management or in an engineering management related field. (By a vote of the membership, this requirement may be relaxed to include members with less then 20 years experience prior to induction; however, the majority of the membership must each possess at least 20 years of experience prior to induction. The by-laws also allow for limited honorary memberships.)
? Demonstration of notable leadership and/or professional achievement and success, and admirable personal and professional integrity.
? Commitment to support and enhance the UMR Engineering Management Program.

MEMBERSHIP EXPECTATIONS

(1) Commitment to support and enhance the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department and thereby, its graduates.
(2) Availability to the Administration, Chair of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, faculty, staff, students, and academy members at annual meetings and on select occasions.
(3) Willingness and availability to provide external insight and advice on current research and educational issues as they relate to the private and public sectors
(4) Commitment to and promotion of Engineering Management as a discipline by way of mentoring of current students, advocacy, and external promotion.

START-UP
The Academy will be started with a three to five member Executive Committee selected by the Administration and the Chair of the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department. The executive committee will:
? Select a chair and secretary of the Executive Committee from its membership,
? Approve a statement of agreement and understanding between the Academy and the
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department,
? Write and approve the by-laws for the Academy,
? Serve as the first nominating and membership committees of the Academy (including
Nomination of the President), and
? Induct those nominees accepted as members.

I. Membership Qualifications for the Academy of Engineering Management
A. Active Members shall be limited to living individuals who are duly elected and subject to the following conditions:
1. Each candidate shall hold an Engineering Management degree (Undergraduate or Graduate) from the Missouri University of Science and Technology at least 20 years prior to election. In addition, the person shall have experience in engineering management or in an engineering management related field. (By a vote of the membership, this requirement may be relaxed to include members with less than 20 years experience prior to induction; however the majority of the membership must each possess at least 20 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. An abstention will not be considered a vote.
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.
5. Active Members shall participate in the endeavors of the Academy and meet the membership expectations.
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 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 and Reserve 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.
E. Reserve Members shall consist of those Members (excluding Posthumous and Honorary Members) who have not participated in Academy endeavors and who have missed 3 or more consecutive Academy meetings.
1. Any Reserve Member can change their status upon re-engaging in the Academy and by requesting of the Board reinstatement to Active status.
2. Reserve Members shall not retain voting rights and shall not be considered in quorum calculations.
F. In no case shall the sum of all Active and Reserve members of the Academy exceed 1% of all Engineering Management and Systems Engineering graduates of the University.

II. Nominations for the Academy of Engineering Management
A. The Chair of the Membership Committee shall request of all active members, faculty and University Development such nomination recommendations 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 Engineering Management
A. The Chair of the Membership Committee shall prepare a letter 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 and a return envelope addressed to the Chair is to be included. The signature of the voting member on the flap of the addressed envelope is required as certification of ballot eligibility for canvassing.
B. The Membership Committee shall canvas all certified 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 Engineering Management and Systems Engineering 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 Engineering Management
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. An Induction Ceremony for the purpose of inducting newly elected members shall be held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting at a time and place determined by the Board of Directors as necessary.
3. There may be other meetings, which may include an Induction Ceremony, 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 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 Engineering Management and Systems Engineering 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 three (3) directors; one (1) to serve for two (2) years, one (1) to serve for three (3) years, and one (1) to serve for four (4) years. Successors will be elected for three (3) year terms. Beginning at the end of the first two (2) year term, one director will be elected from Active Members at each annual Academy meeting.
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 Engineering Management shall be a President, a Vice President, and a Secretary/Treasurer. The President, Vice President and the Secretary/Treasurer shall be nominated and elected for a twelve month term by and from the Board of Directors at the Annual Board Meeting.
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. In addition, the Membership Committee will be responsible for the general monitoring of the conduct of current members and making necessary recommendations for action regarding member’s conduct to the Board of Directors.
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.

V. Limitations and Procedures for the Academy of Engineering Management
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 secret ballot by a majority of the membership of a quorum present.
C. The members of the Academy of Engineering Management 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 Engineering Management 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 Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology with direction for the expenditure of money 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 of Engineering Management pursuant to the “Statement of Agreement and Understanding Concerning the Academy of Engineering Management.”

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 Engineering Management and Systems Engineering 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 Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, where it will be easily accessible to the student.

I. The Academy of Engineering Management was established on April 15, 2005, with the approval of the Dean of the School of Engineering and the Chancellor of the Missouri University of Science and Technology.
II. Academy founding members are as follows: Bob Benezette, Russell Espinosa, Jim Faletti and Greg Slack. The founding and charter members are eminent engineering managers, and graduates of the engineering management curricula of the Missouri University of Science and Technology.
III. The Engineering Management faculty now delegates to the founding and charter membership the privileges and responsibilities of perpetuating the Academy.
IV. The Academy of Engineering Management in appreciation of the honor bestowed individually and collectively will be perpetuated:
A. As an endeavor to strengthen the dedication of students to Engineering Management through personal and professional example.
B. For the annual recognition of those graduates of the Engineering Management curricula who bring honor to Engineering Management 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 Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.
V. In the accomplishment of the above the Academy of Engineering Management does establish and abide by the by-laws.