QC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE I. NAME

The purpose of the Association is to support Queen’s College through alumni and school activities. This may be accomplished by, but is not limited to:

• Fostering the continuing spirit of tradition and loyalty among the alumni of Queen’s College.

All members of the Association shall be bound by the provisions of this Constitution.

Contributing Members: Graduates and former students of Queen’s College who apply for membership and are current in dues shall be classified as Contributing Members. These members shall be entitled to vote in matters of the Association and shall have access to the alumni database on the alumni web page. For the first year following graduation from Queen’s College, all alumni shall be offered Contributing Member status at no cost for one fiscal year provided they complete an application for membership.

Associate Members: Graduates and former students of Queen’s College who apply for membership and pay no dues are non-voting Associate Members. Associate Members shall not be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors or hold office.

Honorary Members: Honorary members are faculty and benefactors of Queen’s College whose services the Association may recognize. Honorary membership may be petitioned from or granted by the Board of Directors. Honorary members are non-voting members and are not required to pay dues. Honorary Members shall not be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors or hold office.

Educator Members: Queen’s College faculty and administrators may apply for membership, shall pay no dues, and shall be non-voting Educator Members. Educator Members (who are not graduates or former students) shall not be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors or hold office.

Board of Directors and Officers: The daily management of the Association shall be exercised by the Board of Directors in cooperation with the Queen’s College Foundation and the school administration. The Board of Directors shall be composed of the following elected officials:

• President
• Vice President
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Three Non-Executive Directors (hereinafter referred to as ‘the officers’)

Officers must be Graduates and Contributing Members.

Officer Term: Officers shall be elected for two-year terms at the Annual Meeting to be held in June of each year. The exception to this is the Immediate Past President, who will serve for the one year after demitting office. No person shall hold more than one office at a time or serve more than two consecutive terms in the same office. Officers shall assume their duties on the first day of the fiscal year.

Terms of Board Members shall end on the last day of June of the year in which they are set to expire.

Non-Executive Director Term: Directors shall be elected for three-year terms at the Annual Meeting to be held in June of each year, except for the first year when 1 will be elected to serve a one-year term, 1 for a two-year term, and 1 for a three-year term. Terms of Board Members shall end on the last day of June of the year in which they are set to expire.

Non-Executive Directors must be Graduates and Contributing Members.

Removal From Office: Officers and Non-Executive Directors shall hold office for the length of the prescribed term, but shall be subject to removal for cause by majority vote of the membership present at a special meeting of the Association called for such purpose.

Nominations: The Nominating Committee shall present to the membership a slate of one or more candidates for each position at the Annual Meeting. All candidates must be Graduates of Queen’s College. Qualifications must be stated for each candidate. Additional nominations shall be accepted from the floor, provided qualifications are stated.

Method of Election: Officers and Non-Executive Directors shall be elected by ballot unless there is only one candidate for each office. In that case, the ballot may be dispensed with. If more than one candidate is running for office requiring vote by ballot, the candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be elected. In the event that no candidate receives a majority vote on the first ballot, balloting is continued until one candidate is elected by majority vote. Paper ballots are to be maintained by the Secretary for 30 days then destroyed.

Officer/Non-Executive Director Vacancy: In the event of a vacancy in an officer or non-executive director position other than President, the Nominating Committee shall recommend a replacement to be appointed at the next Board of Directors meeting to serve the remainder of the term. The Queen’s College Board of Governors shall have the power to appoint officers and directors of the Association in the absence of nominees for such posts. The immediate past President shall be eligible for appointment in such circumstances regardless of terms served.

• The President shall provide the necessary leadership and guidance required to accomplish the Association’s objectives as defined in Article II of this Constitution.

• Assists the President in organizing and overseeing the Association and its operations.
• Assumes full responsibility for the President in his/her absence or incapacity.
• Completes other tasks as assigned by the President.

• Records and transcribes minutes of Board of Directors meetings, the Annual Meeting, and special meetings of the Association.

• Submits a written financial report at every Board of Directors meeting and the Annual Meeting.
• Maintains membership records with dates of termination of membership.
• Oversees the collection of dues and determination of those eligible for access to the alumni database.
• Chairs the Finance Committee.
• Completes tasks assigned by the President.

• Provides a prayer or devotion at the beginning of each meeting.
• Provides a prayer or devotion at special alumni events or in other appropriate settings.
• Completes tasks assigned by the President.

• Represents the interests of the general alumni body.
• Assists officers.
• Liaises with the committees and represents the Board of Directors.
• Completes tasks assigned by the President.

Annual Meeting: An Annual Meeting shall be held in June of each year at a location designated by the Board of Directors. 

Funds generated from dues will be used to support the Association’s activities.

The Board of Directors shall open an account in the name of the Association and all funds of the Association shall be deposited into that account. There shall be three signatories to the Account namely, the President, Treasurer and Vice President, who shall be entitled to operate the account with any two of their signatures. All movable and fixed assets of the Association shall be entered in a register, which shall be reported during the Annual Meeting. The income and property of the Association shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the objectives of the Association as set forth in this Constitution and no portion 6 thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly, by way of dividends, bonus or profits to its members.

This Constitution may be repealed, altered, revised or amended by a two-thirds vote of the Contributing Members present at a meeting called for that purpose, provided that any proposed change has been previously approved in writing by the Board of Directors and by the Queen’s College Board of Governors. These bylaws and/or amendments thereto shall become effective upon adjournment of the meeting at which adopted, unless otherwise specified.

This Constitution establishes the Association as an unincorporated voluntary organisation established under the auspices of the Queen’s College Board of Governors. The Association agrees to abide by any bye-laws and regulations determined by the Board of Governors in respect of the governance and
operation of the Association.

In the event of dissolution, abandonment, or termination of this Association, all assets possessed by the Association after current indebtedness has been paid, shall go to The Queen’s College Board of Governors.

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