AMA News - 2010/04

NOMINATIONS for the office of AMA
president and vice presidents in Districts I,
V, and IX are due at the Headquarters of the
Academy of Model Aeronautics July 15,
2010. Any AMA Open Member may submit
a nomination.
A special election for the District X Vice
President will run concurrently with the
2010 elections.
To be eligible to discharge the duties of
AMA vice president, a nominee must be a
Leader Member of the Academy and must
reside in the district.
To be eligible to discharge the duties of
AMA president, a nominee must be a Leader
Member of the AMA and must previously
have served as a member of the Executive
Council or associate vice president or as a
Contest Board Member for at least one (1)
year.
(Nominees and nominators will be
notified by HQ confirming receipt of
nomination.)
(If confirmation is not received within
two weeks after you have mailed your
document, contact Lisa Johnson at [765]
287-1256, extension 231.)
A letter of acceptance and a résumé of
professional qualifications and model
aviation experience from the nominee must
be on file at AMA Headquarters by July 30,
2010, 15 days prior to the published
meeting.
Nominating Procedure Document
Relating to Article IX
Approved November 1, 2003
Candidate Guidelines:
(a) No person may nominate himself/herself
for office.
(b) No person shall simultaneously hold two
positions on the Executive Council. In the
event a person holding an office is elected or
selected to a second position on the
Executive Council, that person must choose
which of the two positions he/she will
continue, such decision to be made within
48 hours of the announcement of the
selection, or else the person so affected will
be deemed to have selected to remain in the
first office held.
(c) Incumbent is automatically placed on the
ballot, provided that he/she has been
properly nominated and accepted, except
that a 3/4 vote against may withhold the
incumbent’s name from the ballot (see
Bylaws, Article IX, Section 2).
(d) All nomination letters must be received
at AMA Headquarters thirty (30) days prior
to the convening of the Nominating
Committee’s Annual Meeting. If received by
electronic mail or fax, it must be received by
close of that business day at AMA
Headquarters, Muncie IN.
(e) Candidate must be a legal resident of the
district in which the election is being held;
this does not apply to the office of President
or Executive Vice President.
(f) Candidate must be a current AMA
member with Leader Member status (other
qualifications apply to the office of
President and Executive Vice President,
Article IX, section 3).
(g) No person elected to and serving as an
active member of the Executive Council
shall be paid for any regular column or
article in Model Aviation magazine.
Exception may be made for such articles as
the coverage of special events provided prior
arrangement was made for said article.
Articles and columns printed in the “AMA
News” section are not paid contributions.
No paid columns may be submitted after the
individual has been placed on the ballot.
It is strongly recommended that
nominations be mailed by certified mail,
receipt requested.
Candidate Acceptance:
(a) A letter of acceptance by the candidate
must be on file at AMA Headquarters 15
days prior to the meeting; if by electronic
mail or fax it must be received by close of
that business day at AMA Headquarters,
Muncie IN.
(b) Along with a résumé of professional
qualifications and model aviation
experience, your résumé should include, but
not be limited to, the following areas of
consideration.
(Note: Campaign Statements to be
delivered to AMA Headquarters 10 days
prior to the Nominating Committee meeting
in a sealed envelope. Those not nominated
will have their statements returned
unopened. Campaign Statements will remain
sealed until after the Nominating Committee
has deliberated and determined the
candidates.)
Adopted January 2008
1. Management experience.
2. Financial background.
3. Insurance employment and/or expertise.
4. Legal background.
5. Technical background, including areas of
aeronautics, electronics (especially in
radio frequency propagation and usage),
acoustics (as related to noise studies and
analysis), and other areas of engineering.
6. Aeromodeling background must be noted.
The individual will be required, if elected
to national office, to deal with questions
related to all areas of aeromodeling and
should have a broad-based background.
It is strongly recommended that these
documents be mailed certified, receipt
requested.
AMA News
Announcements, news, and information from the
Academy of Model Aeronautics and the elected district representatives.
Nominations Due for AMA President, District Vice Presidents
MODEL AVIATION
AMA/Charles H.
Grant Scholarships
Each year, the Academy of Model
Aeronautics awards Charles Hampson
Grant Scholarships to deserving highschool
seniors who will be pursuing a
continuing academic program at an
accredited college or university.
In 2009, roughly $34,000 was
distributed to six individuals in varying
amounts based on AMA modeling
activities, scholastic achievement, and
citizenship achievement.
To be eligible for a scholarship, the
applicant must:
1) Have been an AMA member for the
last full 36 consecutive months prior
to the April 30 application deadline
2) Graduate from high school in the
year in which the award is to be
granted
3) Have been accepted by a college or
university offering a certificate or
degree program
The Charles H. Grant Scholarship
Program contains other grants which
involve specific factors for determining
the award.
The Toledo Weak Signals
Scholarship is awarded to the top
recipient of the AMA/Charles H. Grant
Scholarship.
The Telford Scholarship is based on
participation in competition activity in
the AMA and FAI classifications listed
in the application packet.
Scholarship information and
applications or information regarding
donations to the programs can be
obtained by calling AMA Headquarters
at (765) 287-1256, ext. 516, or by emailing
[email protected] or
[email protected].
Applications are also available on
the AMA Web site under Education at
www.modelaircraft.org/education.aspx.
Applications must be postmarked by
April 30, 2010.
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