SMAC Constitution
Founded
1977. Adopted January 1979,
Amended September 2004
Article
1
Name
The name of the organization shall be the Stanford Mechanics Alumni
Club (SMAC).
The Division of Engineering Mechanics
The Department of Applied Mechanics
The Division of Applied Mechanics.
(b) To
promote the continuing excellence of the teaching and research of the
faculty and students of that unit through a program of
faculty-student-alumni activities.
Article
3
Membership
Membership is open to any person who subscribes to the above two purposes
and is willing to contribute dues and other forms of support to keep the Club
financially healthy and organizationally strong.
Article 4
Officers
The organization shall be governed by a Board
of Advisors and a Secretariat. Appointment
to the Board of Advisors is a voluntary action by members of SMAC, subject to
the confirmation by the entire membership using the so-called 60-day rule, i.e.,
A
member who volunteers for service on the Board is considered confirmed if no
objection is raised
by any other member within a 60-day period following the announcement of the
action by mail.
The
Board shall elect its own chairman. There
shall be no limit to the number of vacancies on the Board.
The
Secretariat shall be located at the business office of the Division of Applied
Mechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
The
Board of Advisors shall appoint an Editor-in-Chief and a Senior Editor to edit a
semi-annual newsletter which
Article
5
Dues & Privileges
There shall be
a minimum dues of $ 25.00 per year to cover the cost of the Secretariat, the
office of the Newsletter Editors, the office of the Treasurer and the office of
the Auditor. Members are
encouraged to become a SMAC Sponsor by contributing $100.00 per year, or
a SMAC Life Member by contributing $500.00
total including the amount contributed in previous years as a SMAC Sponsor.
Each
member shall receive a copy of the directory of SMAC members with an annual
updating by the Secretary
in consultation with the Treasurer and the Newsletter Editors.
Article
6
Meetings
Because of the diverse geographical locations of SMAC members, all
business of the Club shall be conducted by mail or
email. Informal meetings of
the Club shall be scheduled from time to time at various locations at the
initiation of one or more members who shall act as the host(s) to other members
and their guests.
Article
7
Amendments
Any member may initiate an amendment to this constitution with a minimum
support of 10% of the total paid membership of the previous calendar year, or 10
other members, whichever is smaller. An
amendment, duly proposed and circulated by mail to the entire membership, shall
become official 90 days after notification if less than 30% of the membership
posted objections to that amendment within that 90-day period.
Article
8
Dissolution
This organization shall cease to exist if the Board of Advisors consists
of less than five members.