Any graduate, active or former student of WVU Tech or other interested person(s) shall be considered as eligible to become a member of this Association. Application for membership shall be made to the Chairperson on the membership committee.

Membership shall be considered as validated with the payment of the annual dues applicable to the current year, January 1 - December 31, in which they are due and payable.

Membership shall be terminated whenever a member fails to pay or is delinquent in payment of the yearly dues by a period of greater than two (2) months.

A former member may be reinstated by the Membership Committee upon payment of dues for the current year.

The Governing Board shall consist of Officers or Directors as nominated and elected on a yearly basis from and by the general membership who are in good standing in the Chapter and shall consist of a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, a Treasurer and an Assistant Treasurer. The term of office for any Officer or Director shall be no greater than one (1) year and no Officer or Director may serve more than two (2) consecutive terms in any one office nor may they simultaneously serve in two (2) Governing Board offices.

After establishment of this Association, election of Officers or Directors shall occur at the first membership meeting of each year but no later than February of each year.

The President shall call meetings, preside over all meetings of the general membership, shall appoint committee Chairpersons and members and appoint successors to fill any vacancies of Officers or Directors or Chairpersons with the approval of other setting Officers or Directors and shall represent the Association to the President and Faculty of WVU Tech, the Tech Foundation and the WVU Tech Alumni Association.

The Vice-President shall perform any or all duties of the President in his/her absence or at his/her request and shall fill the un-expired term of the office of the President should it become vacant.

The Secretary shall issue invitations to any meetings, handle all correspondence and keep official minutes of meetings. The Secretary shall forward to the Treasurer all monies collected or donated and distribute a membership list of those members in good standing in the Association no later than the end of the first quarter of each year. The Assistant Secretary shall act on behalf of the Secretary in his/her absence or at his/her request.

The Treasurer shall maintain a record of all Association financial business including payment of bills and shall be a member of the Membership committee. The Assistant Treasurer shall act on behalf of the Treasurer in his/her absence or at his/her request.

The Treasurer shall establish and maintain two (2) separate bank accounts, 1) the Association Checking Account and 2) the Association Scholarship Account. The checking account shall be established and maintained exclusively for Association expenses. Any and all annual dues shall be deposited into this account. The Scholarship Account shall be an interest bearing account and shall be used exclusively for Association scholarships. Any and all Scholarship contributions shall be deposited into this account. Disbursal of any funds from any Association account shall require both the approval of and the signatures of the Association President and the Association Treasurer and shall be made as a check written on the appropriate account.

Standing committees shall consist of Membership, Newsletter, Scholarship and Auditing. The President shall appoint or members in good standing may volunteer for any Chair or membership on any committee. The Chairperson of each committee shall serve for an initial term of one (1) year but may elect with the approval of the President and a majority of the Governing Board to serve successive terms. No Chairperson may serve for more than three (3) consecutive terms as Chairperson of the same committee. Committee members may serve unlimited terms. No member may serve as the Chairperson of more than one (1) committee at any given time.

The Membership committee shall be consist of three (3) members in addition to the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer and shall develop and carry out the policy and procedural mechanics of membership applications and approval. Each committee Chairperson shall be responsible for providing information concerning the operations of their committee to the Newsletter committee. Information shall be provided in a timely fashion as determined by the Newsletter committee in order to meet the publication schedule of the Newsletter

The Newsletter committee shall consist of four (4) members and shall be responsible for the publication of a Newsletter. The frequency of the Newsletter is to be determined by the committee; however, quarterly is suggested. Members of this committee will collect newsletter information for distribution to all members in good standing, potential members or other interested persons as deemed necessary by the committee. Each committee Chairperson shall be responsible for providing information concerning the operations of their committee to the Newsletter committee. Information shall be provided in a timely fashion as determined by the Newsletter committee in order to meet the publication schedule of the Newsletter.

The Scholarship committee shall consist of four (4) members in addition to the Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer and shall be responsible for administration of the Association's Scholarship program. The Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer will be voting members of this committee but may not serve as Chairperson. This committee shall be responsible for developing all scholarship procedures in accordance with the policies of the Tech Foundation and federal and state laws. They shall submit these procedures to the General Membership for approval. These procedures shall be considered as approved when, a quorum being present and by a majority vote (51%) of those members being present or represented via proxy and accounted for and in good standing in the Association is taken and passed. Each committee Chairperson shall be responsible for providing information concerning the operations of their committee to the Newsletter committee. Information shall be provided in a timely fashion as determined by the Newsletter committee in order to meet the publication schedule of the Newsletter.

The Auditing Committee shall consist of three (3) members and shall have the responsibility of auditing all financial records. This committee shall submit an audit report to the General Membership at the first meeting of each year. This committee shall also submit a copy of the audit report to the Director of Alumni Affairs of WVU Tech and to the WVU Tech Alumni Association Board of Directors. No member who is not in good standing in the Charleston Chapter or who is a member of the Governing Board, Officer or Director or representative of WVU Tech or the WVU Tech Alumni Association may serve as a member of this committee. Each committee Chairperson shall be responsible for providing information concerning the operations of their committee to the Newsletter committee. Said information shall be provided in a timely fashion as determined by the Newsletter committee in order to meet the publication schedule of the Newsletter.

The president shall appoint other committees, as necessary.

Membership shall be considered as validated by the payment of the annual dues applicable to the current year in which they are due and payable. Membership shall be separated into four (4) categories, Category I 'Member' of WVU Tech: Category II 'Life-Member Charleston Chapter WVU Tech Alumni Association'; Category III 'Life-member of the WVU Tech Alumni Association'; and Category IV "life Member both Charleston Chapter and WVU Tech Alumni Association. Membership Dues in this Association shall be composed of two (2) parts, Part I Charleston Chapter dues and Part II WVU Tech Alumni Association dues. Dues of this Association shall be on a per year basis due and payable to the Treasurer no later than the first month after the first meeting of each year. Dues to the Charleston Chapter shall be divided into three (3) parts, the first part being Annual Dues to remain as a member in good standing in the Chapter, the second part being a Scholarship Contribution and the third part as annual dues to remain as a member in good standing to the WVU Tech Alumni Association. The second, Scholarship Contribution, shall be used exclusively as a contribution to the Tech Foundation and shall be used by that foundation for academic scholarships at WVU Tech for the exclusive use of members of this Association. Dues are subject to change as determined by a majority vote (51%) of those members in good standing present or represented via proxy in the Association. Members whose dues are current are considered as being in good standing in the Association and as such shall have the right to serve as an Officer or on any committee and shall have the right to vote on any and all proposals before the Membership. A fee schedule for dues is shown below.

Part I

Part II

Charleston Chapter

WVU Tech

Member Category

Annual Dues (1)

Contribution, Scholarship (3)

Alumni Association Dues (1) (2)

Total Cost (4)

Member

$5.00

$10.00

$15.00

$30.00

Life-Member, Charleston Chapter - Annual Member, WVU Tech Association

$50.00

$200.00

$15.00

$265.00

Life Member, WVU Tech Association - Annual Member, Charleston Chapter

$5.00

$10.00

$250.00

$265.00

Life Member, WVU Tech Association - Life Member, Charleston Chapter

$50.00

$200.00

$250.00

$500.00