Intermountain Section of Mathematical Association of America Bylaws

 

 

Article I

Name and Purpose

 

  1. The name of this Section shall be the Intermountain Section of The Mathematical Association of America, Inc.

 

  1. The purposes of the Intermountain section shall be to assist in the improvement of education in the mathematical sciences at the collegiate level by carrying out the purposes of the national organization within the territory defined below in Article II, Section 1.

 

 

 

Article II

Membership

 

  1. The membership of the Intermountain Section shall be as follows:

a)      Members of The Mathematical Association of America, Inc., residing in Utah, Southeastern Idaho (Zip Codes 84000-84779, 83200-83299, 83400-83599) and other areas specified by the Association.

 

b)      Members of The Mathematical Association of America, Inc., not being resident in the territory of this Section, who have become members of this Section in accordance with Article VI of the Bylaws of The Mathematical Association of America, Inc.

 

 

Article III

Officers

 

  1. The officers of this Section shall be a Chairman, a First Vice-Chairman, a Second Vice-Chairman, a Secretary-Treasurer, and either a Chairman-Elect, or an Immediate Past Chairman (during alternate years). See Article III, Sec. 4.

 

  1. The Executive Committee of the Section shall consist of the officers of the Section, and the Section Governor (ex officio).

 

  1. Each section officer must be a member of The Mathematical Association of America, Inc., and of the Section.

 

  1. The officers shall be elected at the Annual Spring Business Meeting by majority vote of Section members present, and shall assume office at the close of the Spring Meetings. The Chairman-Elect shall be elected during odd numbered years, shall serve one year as Chairman-Elect, two years as Chairman, and one year as Immediate Past Chairman. A person while serving as Chairman shall not be eligible for election as Chairman or Chairman-Elect. The First Vice-Chairman and Second Vice-Chairman shall serve two-year terms. The Second Vice-Chairman shall be elected in odd numbered years. The First Vice-Chairman shall be elected in even numbered years. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be elected for a three year term.

 

  1. No later than October 1 of each year, the Section Chairman shall appoint a nominating committee consisting of five Section members, each from a different institution within the Section. Nominees for the offices to be filled shall be announced at the same time Section members are notified of the Annual Spring meeting. Nominations for the offices to be filled may also be made from the floor at the meeting.

 

  1. The duties of the Section officers.

a)      The duties of the Chairman shall be:

                                                               i.            To preside at each meeting of the Section and of the Executive Committee of the Section.

 

                                                             ii.            To appoint each committee of the Section and be an ex officio member of each committee, unless directed otherwise by the membership of the Section at an official Section meeting.

 

b)      The duties of the First Vice-Chairman shall be to coordinate the planning of Section meetings and to work with the program committee for each Section meeting.

 

c)      The duties of the Second Vice-Chairman shall be to promote the objectives of the MAA in two year colleges and secondary schools within the geographic area encompassed by the Section.

 

d)      The duties of the Secretary-Treasurer shall be:

                                                                     i.            To keep the minutes of official meetings of the Section and of the Executive Committee, to maintain custody of records of the Section, to handle official correspondence of the Section, and to notify the members of all Section meetings.

 

                                                                   ii.            To collect registration fees and the allowance provided by the National office of MAA, to take care of all monies of the Section, to maintain proper and accurate books of account of Section monies, and to pay the bills of the Section. Checks for the expenditure of Section funds will be signed by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Section.

 

  1. The Executive Committee shall conduct the affairs of the Section between Section meetings.

 

  1. If a vacancy in the position of a Section Officer should occur, the Executive Committee shall fill the vacancy by appointment of a member of the Section to serve until the next meeting at which an election by the membership of the Section can be held. In the case of a vacancy in the office of Section Governor, the Board of Governors of the national organization elects a replacement to complete the term.

 

 

Article IV

Meetings

 

  1. The Section shall hold an Annual Spring Meeting.
  2. Regular meetings shall be planned under the direction of the First Vice-Chairman. Locations of Annual Meetings shall be determined two years in advance.

 

  1. A special meeting may be called, either by the Executive Committee or upon petition by 15% of the Section membership. Arrangements for a special meeting shall be made by the Executive Committee or by a committee appointed for that purpose.

 

  1. Each member of the Section shall be notified in writing, and an agenda of all substantive issues to be discussed shall be sent, at least fifteen days in advance of any regular meeting or special meeting of the Section.

 

  1. A quorum shall consist of those members who are present at a properly called meeting.

 

Article V

Uses of Assets

 

  1. Registration fees for each Section meeting shall be determined by the Executive Committee.

 

  1. The assets of the Intermountain Section shall be used exclusively to further the purposes of the Section, and in the event of the dissolution of the Section the remaining assets will be returned to the National organization to be used for purposes consistent with the purposes of the national organization.

 

Article VI

Committees

 

  1. A Program Committee shall be appointed for each Section meeting. Its Chairman shall represent the host institution for the meeting.

 

  1. A Nomination Committee shall be appointed annually. See Article III, Section 5.
  2. Other committees may be appointed by the Section Chairman, upon the advice of the Executive Committee, to serve specified purposes and for designated periods of time.

 

Article VII

Amendments

 

  1. These Bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by the members at a regular or special meeting of the Section, subject to the approval by the Board of Governors of the Mathematical Association of America, Inc.

 

  1. A proposed amendment shall be submitted in writing to every member of the Section at least fifteen days prior to the meeting at which the voting on the amendment will take place.

 

 

  1. When an amendment has been approved by the members of the Section, it must be submitted to the Committee on Sections for its recommendation to the Board of Governors.

 

  1. A complete revision of this set of Bylaws will be subject to the same procedure as that for amending this set.