30 By-Laws of the Southeastern Section
Mathematical Association of America

Article I--Name and Purpose

 

1.

The name of this Section shall be the Southeastern Section of The Mathematical Association of America, Inc.

2.

The purpose of the Southeastern Section shall be to assist in the improvement of education in the mathematical sciences at the collegiate (two-year college, four-year college, and university) level by carrying out the purposes of the national organization within the territory defined below In Article II, Section 1.

Article II--Membership

 

1.

The membership of the Southeastern Section shall be as follows:

(a)

Members of The Mathematical Association of America, Inc. residing in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina.

(b)

Members of The Mathematical Association of America, Inc. not being resident in the territory of this Section, who have become members of this Section in accordance with Article VI of the By-Laws of The Mathematical Association of America, Inc.

Article III--Officers

 

1.

The officers of this Section shall be a Chairman, a Chairman Elect, an Immediate Past Chairman, a Section Lecturer, a Vice-Chairman, a Secretary-Treasurer, an Editor of the Section Newsletter, and a State Director for each state in the section.

2.

The Executive Committee of the Section shall consist of the officers of the Section and the Section Governor (ex-officio).

3.

Each Section officer must be a member of The Mathematical Association of America, Inc. and of this Section.

4.

The Officers shall be elected at the Annual Meeting of the Section to take office upon adjournment of that meeting. The term of office for the Chairman shall be for two years and for Chairman Elect, Immediate Past Chairman, and Section Lecturer shall be for one year, and none of these officers shall be eligible for immediate re-election. The Chairman Elect shall be elected on each even numbered year beginning in 1988. The term of office of the Vice-Chairman shall be for one year, and he shall be eligible for re-election to serve for no more than three consecutive terms. The term of office of the Secretary-Treasurer and the Editor of the Section Newsletter shall be for three years, and each shall be eligible for re-election to serve for no more than two consecutive terms. The term of office for each State Director shall be for one year, with re-election possible for no more than three consecutive years.

5.

Election shall be by majority vote of the members of the Section present and voting at the Annual Business Meeting of the Section.

6.

A Nominating Committee consisting of at least three members of the Section shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Section at least two months prior to the Annual Meeting of the Section. The Nominating Committee shall present nominations for Section Officers at the Annual Business Meeting of the Section. Additional nominations may be made from the floor by any member of the Section, providing the person being nominated has agreed to serve if elected.

7.

The duties of the Section officers shall be:

(a)

The Chairman shall preside at each meeting of the Section and of the Executive Committee of the Section. He shall appoint the Committee of the Section and be, ex-officio, a member of each committee.

(b)

The Chairman Elect shall serve on the Executive Committee of the Section.

(c)

The Immediate Past Chairman shall serve on the Executive Committee of the Section and shall preside at meetings in the absence of the Chairman.

(d)

The Section Lecturer shall deliver an address at the Annual Meeting of the Section, giving an exposition of some aspect of his recent research in mathematics. He shall also be available to visit a limited number of institutions within the bounds of the Section and present lectures on mathematical topics to the faculty and students of those institutions.

(e)

The Vice-Chairman shall have as his primary concern the relationship of the Section to the mathematics staffs of the two-year colleges within the bounds of the Section. He shall make recommendations to the Executive Committee, and to the Annual Meeting of the Section, for ways in which the Section can better serve the needs of the mathematical sciences in the two-year colleges. He shall assist the Secretary in planning the Annual Meeting of the Section to provide for items of special interest to the staffs of the two-year colleges.

(f)

The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep minutes of the meetings of the Section and of the meetings of the Executive Committee of the Section. He shall have custody of the records of the Section and the official correspondence of the Section. He shall receive for safekeeping all monies coming to the Section from registration tees, the allowance from the National Office of the Mathematical Association of America, and from any other source. He shall maintain proper and accurate records of the Section monies, shall pay the bills of the Section and make other expenditures as authorized by the Executive Committee or the Annual Business Meeting of the Section. Under the direction of the Executive Committee he shall plan the program tor the Annual Section Meeting and send advance notification of the Annual Meetings and Special Meetings of the Section to all members of the Section. Upon the expiration of his term of office, he shall turn over to his successor the records and official correspondence of the Section, together with all Section monies.

(g)

The Editor of the Section Newsletter shall publish and distribute the Section Newsletter at least once each fall and once each spring. He shall solicit items for the Newsletter through the MAA representative at each institution in the Section as well as from other sources. He shall, with the aid of the national office, develop and maintain a mailing list for the Newsletter. He shall make such suggestions for the improvement of the Newsletter to the Executive Committee of the Section as he deems necessary.

(h)

Each State Director shall be responsible for coordinating state-level MAA activities with the approval of the Executive Committee of the Section.

8.

The Executive Committee shall conduct the affairs of the Section between meetings of the Section membership. The Committee shall assist the Secretary in setting dates for the Annual Meeting and give particular attention to planning the Program of the Annual Meeting. To accomplish such planning, the Executive Committee shall meet at least twice between successive Annual Meetings of the Section.

9.

If a vacancy on the Executive Committee should occur, it shall be filled (except in the position of Section Governor) by the remaining members of the Committee appointing a member of the Section to serve until the next Annual Meeting of the Section.

Article IV--Meetings

 

1.

The Section shall hold one regular meeting each year.

2.

The regular Annual Meeting shall be held at a place determined by a majority vote of the members present and voting at the previous annual meeting. The standing Committee on Meeting Sites shall make recommendations to the Section Members at the Annual Meeting concerning the place of meeting for the next Annual Meeting.

3.

A special meeting may be called by the Executive Committee at its initiative or upon petition by twenty-five members of the Section representing at least four educational institutions within the bounds of the Section.

4.

Each member of the Section shall be notified in writing at least ten days in advance of any Regular Meeting or Special Meeting of the Section.

5.

A quorum shall consist of those members at any property called meeting of the Section.

Article V--Dues and Use of Assets

 

1.

There shall be a registration fee for each person attending the Annual Meeting of the Section. The amount of the fee shall be determined by the Executive Committee of the Section.

2.

The assets of the Southeastern Section shall be used exclusively to further the purposes of the Section, and in the event of the dissolution of the Section the remaining assets will be returned to the national organization to be used for a purpose consistent with the purposes of the national organization.

Article VI--Committees

 

1.

There shall be a Standing Committee on Meeting Sites consisting of three members, each member to serve three years with one member retiring and one new member being appointed each year. Appointments to the committee and replacements to fill vacancies shall be made by the Chairman of the Section. The Committee shall consider invitations for places to hold the Annual Meetings of the Section and shall make recommendations to the Section at each Annual Business Meeting for final action. The Committee shall not recommend a place of meeting more than two years in advance of the date of meeting. No invitation shall be considered unless it has the written endorsement of some official of the institution, other than a member of the mathematics department.

Article VII--Amendments

 

1.

These By-Laws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at a Regular or Special Business Meeting of the Section. subject to the approval by the Board of Governors of The Mathematical Association of America, Inc.

2.

Proposed Amendment shall be submitted in writing to every member of the Section at least fifteen days prior to the meeting at which the voting on the amendment will take place.

3.

When an amendment has been approved by the members of the Section it must be submitted in seven copies to the Committee on Sections for its recommendation to the Board of Governors.

4.

A complete revision of this set of By-laws will be subject to the same procedure as that for amending this set.

Revised April, 1989