Edition: Model Aviation - 2011/04
Page Numbers: 142

Nominations Due for AMA Executive Vice President and Vice Presidents

Nominations for the offices of Executive Vice President and Vice Presidents in Districts III, VII, and XI are due at the Headquarters of the Academy of Model Aeronautics by June 16, 2011. Any AMA Open Member may submit a nomination.

Eligibility

  • Executive Vice President: To be eligible to discharge the duties of Executive Vice President, a nominee must be a Leader Member of the AMA and must previously have served as a member of the Executive Council or as an Associate Vice President or as a Contest Board member for at least one year.
  • Vice President: To be eligible to discharge the duties of an AMA Vice President, a nominee must be a Leader Member of the Academy and must reside in the district.

Notification

Nominees and nominators will be notified by AMA Headquarters confirming receipt of the nomination. If confirmation is not received within two weeks after mailing your document, contact Lisa Johnson at (765) 287-1256, extension 231.

Deadlines

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 June 24, 2011 (15 days before the published meeting date).

It is strongly recommended that nominations be mailed by certified mail, receipt requested.

Nominating Procedure Document

Relating to Article IX Approved November 1, 2003

Candidate Guidelines

  • No person may nominate himself or herself for office.
  • No person shall simultaneously hold two positions on the Executive Council. If 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 or she will continue. The decision must be made within 48 hours of the announcement of the selection, or the person will be deemed to have selected to remain in the first office held.
  • An incumbent is automatically placed on the ballot, provided that he or 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).
  • 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, they must be received by close of that business day at AMA Headquarters, Muncie, IN.
  • Candidate must be a legal resident of the district in which the election is being held; this does not apply to the offices of President or Executive Vice President.
  • Candidate must be a current AMA member with Leader Member status (other qualifications apply to the offices of President and Executive Vice President; see Article IX, Section 3).
  • 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. An exception may be made for such articles as coverage of special events provided prior arrangement was made for the 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 nomination documents be mailed certified, receipt requested.

Candidate Acceptance

  • A letter of acceptance by the candidate must be on file at AMA Headquarters 15 days prior to the meeting; if submitted by electronic mail or fax it must be received by close of that business day at AMA Headquarters, Muncie, IN.
  • Along with a résumé of professional qualifications and model aviation experience, the résumé should include, but not be limited to, the following areas of consideration.

(Note: Campaign statements are to be delivered to AMA Headquarters 10 days prior to the Nominating Committee meeting in a sealed envelope. Those not nominated will have his or her statement 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.

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