Epsilon Mu Eta
The
Engineering Management Honor Society
BY-LAWS
BYLAW I – NAME AND LOCATION
Section 1.
Epsilon Mu Eta, The Engineering Management Honor Society, hereafter termed the SOCIETY shall be incorporated in Missouri. The Board of Director shall appoint an agent in this state and an official address maintained
Section 2.
The headquarters of the SOCIETY shall be determined by the Executive Director (or other Principal Administrative Officer) at the time of appointment to the position, subject to approval by the Board of Directors.
BYLAW II – PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
Section 1.
The SOCIETY is intended to be a recognition society. As such its primary function is to recognize academic achievement and in limited cases to recognize professional achievement and service to the engineering management discipline. Chapters can, if desired and approved by the sponsoring university, engage in service activities to their university, college and, department.
BYLAW III – MEMBERSHIP
Section 1.
Elections to membership of currently enrolled students shall be conducted at the chapter. All sustaining members affiliated with the electing chapter shall be eligible to vote. Election shall require 75% approval by all voting members. Candidates for election to the Society shall be certified by at least two faculty sponsors as meeting the academic requirements for their class rank. All academically and character-eligible students shall be submitted for vote by the eligible members. In cases of more than 35% of the students in a program being academically and character-eligible, the candidates with the cutoff for membership will be determined by the positive votes received.
Section 2.
The faculty sponsors of the chapter shall submit (a) the student candidate roster, (b) the election procedure used, (c) the election results, and (d) local chapter’s election certification to the SOCIETY’s Senior Vice-President for Membership and the Regional Vice-President and Director, (four weeks before graduation or the proposed swearing in ceremony, whichever is to occur first) for approval. The Regional Vice-President and Director shall review each submittal and submit a recommendation to Senior Vice-President for Membership of either (a) approval and issuance of membership documentation or (b) return to the chapter sponsors to correct any noted problems in the process. The Senior Vice-President for Membership shall notify the chapter of the action taken in a timely manner. The Senior Vice-President for Membership shall report to the Board of Directors of the approvals annually and returns as they occur.
Section 3.
Non-students, who by skills and character have demonstrated that they would benefit the SOCIETY by election to membership, can be nominated for membership in the SOCIETY. Nominations of non-students can be made by active chapters and by members of the Board of Directors. Active chapters can nominate candidates for election to the SOCIETY. Members of the Board of Directors can also nominate candidates for election to membership. Each person so nominated must have submitted evidence of his or her qualifications for membership. These qualifications should include: (a) significant contributions to engineering management practice or education, (b) evidence of a commitment to engineering management excellence, and (c) an outstanding reputation in the profession. The Vice-President for Membership and the President-Elect shall individually vet each nominee and recommend to the Board of Directors approval or denial of the nomination with explanation of the recommendation. Such election to membership shall require approval by 75% of the Board of Directors.
Section 4.
Any college, university or other institute of higher education offering bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, or a combination of these degrees, can request a local chapter of Epsilon Mu Eta. The request shall take the form of a petition from the faculty of the program offering the degree. The petition requires the signatures of at least two members of the SOCIETY who agree to be the faculty sponsors of the chapter, a constitution for the chapter, a statement of present and projected enrollment of the program and the percentage of the students eligible for nomination to membership, a letter of support from the dean of the school or college, and a letter of support from the chair/head of the program from which the students will be elected to membership. A letter of support from the Regional Vice-President and Director in whose region the chapter will reside is strongly encouraged as this will speed review by the Board of Directors.
Section 5.
(a) Chapters are limited to electing not more than 35% of any graduating class at any degree level to membership into Epsilon Mu Eta.
(b) Undergraduate programs can elect up to 15% of the junior class to membership. These programs can elect up to the 35% total limit from the senior class. The 35% of the graduating class shall be measured against a contiguous12-month period as defined by the chapter when requesting a charter.
(c) Graduate programs may elect up to 35% of any graduating class based on the number of graduates in the semester or quarter in which they are elected.
(d) Superior academic achievement is required for membership. Superior academic achievement of undergraduates is defined as an overall GPA at the degree granting institution and of the courses applied to the degree of a 3.5 (of a possible 4.0) for a junior and a 3.0 (of a possible 4.0) for a senior. Superior academic achievement for a graduate student is defined as a 3.65 (out of 4.0) with no grade in a graduate course of less than “C”. A minimum of 30 undergraduate (18 graduate) semester hours at the degree-granting institute is required prior to election to membership.
(e) Superior character is required for membership. Students with either records of any academic misconduct (even if the record is purged after a period good conduct) or other conduct, which would not reflect well on the Society, are not eligible for membership consideration. Each chapter shall state in its bylaws the procedure by which this requirement is met.
Section 6.
Chapters failing to meet the requirements for continuing operation shall be so notified in writing by the Board of Directors. Chapters, so notified, have sixty (60) calendar days to reply to the Board with either a plan to rectify noted deficiencies (or evidence of rectifing the noted deficiencies) or a justification for the continuation of the deficiencies. The Board of Directors shall review said submittal a reply to the chapter with its proposed action: acceptance of the plan/correction/continuance of the deficiency, probation of the chapter pending correction of the deficiency, or revocation of the chapter’s charter. Chapters may request a hearing at the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors. Grounds for probation and/or revocation include bring discredit on the SOCIETY, membership criteria violations, lack of a minimum of faculty sponsors, and the chapter failing to elect members in any 12-month period.
Section 7.
Members shall be designated, MEMBERS, FOUNDING/CHARTER MEMBERS and SUSTAINING MEMBERS.
(a) FOUNDING MEMBER status is limited to those educators and professionals who underwrite the founding on the SOCIETY. They shall be invited to membership based on their recognition in the engineering management field as educators, practioners, and/or membership/support of the professional societies, which have as a primary purpose the strengthening of engineering management education. FOUNDING MEMBERS shall be lifetime, SUSTAINING MEMBERS with eligibility for all offices in the SOCIETY.
(b) CHARTERING MEMBER status is limited to those educators and professionals who contribute to the startup of the SOCIETY as its initial members. They shall be invited to membership based on their positions in engineering management education, the practice of engineering management, and the societies which have a purpose the strengthening of engineering management education. CHARTERING MEMBERS shall be sustaining members for 5 years and eligible to continue as SUSTAINING MEMBERS in the same manner as all members and shall be eligible for all offices in the SOCIETY.
(c) SUSTAINING MEMBER status is granted to those dues paying members who wish to remain active in the SOCIETY after election to membership. SUSTAINING MEMBERS are eligible to vote in the national elections of the SOCIETY, any chapter with which they are affiliated, as well as eligible to hold national and chapter offices in the SOCIETY.
(d) MEMER status in the SOCIETY is conferred with election to membership in the SOCIETY.
Section 8.
The Board of Directors shall set dues. MEMBERS shall be assessed dues only in conjunction with initiation into the SOCIETY. SUSTAINING MEMBER status for a period of three years shall be granted all MEMBERS upon initiation. After this three-year period SUSTAINING MEMBER dues shall be assessed in five-year increments.
BYLAW IV – AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS
Section 1.
These Bylaws may be modified, altered, or amended at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors by the affirmative vote of 60% of the entire Board of Directors.
Section 2.
These Bylaws may also be modified, altered, or amended by an affirmative email vote of 75% of the entire Board of Directors. Proposals to modified, altered, or amended the Bylaws by email vote shall be circulated to the Board of Directors for comments and discussion at least 7 days prior to the vote being counted.
30 May 2003