Epsilon Mu Eta
The
Engineering Management Honor Society
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I – NAME AND LOCATION
Section 1.
The name of this organization is the Epsilon Mu Eta, The Engineering Management Honor Society, hereafter termed the SOCIETY.
Section 2.
The headquarters of the SOCIETY should be provided in the Bylaws.
ARTICLE II – PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
Section 1.
The purpose of the SOCIETY is to recognize students from Engineering Management bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral program who have demonstrated superior academic achievement and who have displayed exemplar character during their time as student in said programs.
Section 2.
The objectives of the SOCIETY are:
- To offer recognition to those students who meet the membership requirements.
- To encourage both high professional and ethical standard among its members.
- To promote and to develop Engineering Management as an engineering educational discipline and as an engineering profession of great worth to society and those who are involved in it.
ARTICLE III – MEMBERSHIP
Section 1.
The membership in the SOCIETY shall be open to students in recognized undergraduate and graduate programs, which offer degrees in Engineering Management. Membership in the SOCIETY shall also be open to students in other disciplines, which offer engineering, engineering technology or other technical management degrees, which are similar in rigor and orientation to degrees in engineering management.
Section 2.
Students in said programs are elected Members in the SOCIETY at the chapter level by vote of the chapter members in accordance with the Bylaws. The Board of Directors shall verify and certify the election to membership by the chapters in accordance with the bylaws.
Other individuals, who by skills and character have demonstrated that they would benefit the SOCIETY by election to membership, can be so elected by the Board of Directors as provided in the Bylaws.
Section 3.
All members, with the sole exception of the founding/chartering members, must be elected by majority vote as provided by the Bylaws.
Section 4.
Any college, university or other institute of higher education offering bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, or a combination of theses degrees may petition the SOCIETY for a local chapter of Epsilon Mu Eta as provided in the Bylaws.
Section 5.
Chapters are limited to electing not more than 35% (or some lesser amount as provided by the Bylaws) of any graduating class at any degree level to membership into Epsilon Mu Eta. Both exemplar character and superior academic achievement are required for membership. The definition and standards of exemplar character and superior academic achievement are provided in the Bylaws.
Section 6.
Chapters failing to meet the requirements for continuing operation shall have their charter revoked as provided in the Bylaws following the due process procedure in the Bylaws. Membership can be revoked in exceptional cases for reasons detailed in the Bylaws following the due process procedure specified in the Bylaws.
Section 7.
Members shall be designated, MEMBERS, FOUNDING/CHARTER MEMBERS and SUSTAINING MEMBERS, as provided in the bylaws. Voting members of the SOCIETY are the FOUNDING MEMBERS and the SUSTAINING MEMBERS
ARTICLE IV – OFFICERS
Section 1.
The officers of the SOCIETY are the President, the President- Elect, the Senior Vice-President for Membership, the Secretary, and the Treasurer.
Section 2.
The Duties of the President, the President-Elect, the Senior Vice-President for Membership, the Secretary, and the Treasurer shall be such as usually pertain to the offices they hold as herein prescribed, or as otherwise directed by the Board of Directors.
Section 3.
(a) The President and The President-Elect shall take office at the close of the annual meeting in odd numbered years and shall hold office until the close of the next annual meeting in an odd numbered year or until their successors quality.
(b) The President-Elect shall succeed to the presidency at the expiration of the President’s term of office or to fill a vacancy in the office of the President occurring during the President-Elect’s term of office.
(c) The Secretary, the Treasurer and the Senior Vice-President for Membership shall serve a two-term of office starting at the end of the annual meeting in odd-numbered years.
Section 4.
(a) The Board of Directors of the SOCIETY shall take the necessary action to provide for the day-to-day operation and management of the SOCIETY through the establishment of an Executive Office/ SOCIETY Headquarters and the appointment of a principal administrative official. The Principal administrative official shall coordinate the staff operations of the Executive Office/ SOCIETY Headquarters, and shall perform such other functions as are delegated by the Board of Directors and/or Executive Committee, under direction and guidance of the President.
(b) If the principal administrative official is a member in the SOCIETY, the Board of Directors may grant to that person the title of Executive Director, otherwise the Board of Directors may grant another appropriate title, such as Executive Secretary, and/or SOCIETY Administrator.
ARTICLE V – THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1.
The President, President-Elect, the most recent Past President, the Senior Vice-President for Membership, the Secretary, the Treasurer, five (5) Regional Vice Presidents, and two (2) At-Large Directors shall constitute the Board of Directors of the SOCIETY. The Board of Directors may appoint up to three persons as ad-hoc directors and members to the Board of Directors, but such individuals shall not be counted in determining a quorum nor shall they have a vote in the Board of Directors.
Section 2.
The Board of Directors shall hold at least one meeting annually, and shall hold additional meetings on reasonable notice upon the call of the President of the SOCIETY, or upon the written request of any four members of the Board of Directors. The President shall preside over meetings of the Board of Directors.
Section 3.
No officer or director of the SOCIETY shall receive a salary or honorarium from the funds of the SOCIETY for service to the SOCIETY.
Section 4.
(a) The Officers of the SOCIETY (President, President elect, the Senior Vice-President for Membership, Secretary, Treasurer, and the immediate Past-President) shall be the Executive Committee of the SOCIETY; in addition, the Board of Directors may elect up to two additional Board of Directors members as at-large members of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall have full power to act for the Board of Directors between Board meetings.
(b) The Board of Directors may provide for any committees from its membership, as it deems necessary to aid in the performance of its functions.
Section 5.
(a) The term for Regional Vice-Presidents and At-Large Directors shall be two years.
(b) No Regional Vice-President, At-Large Director, Senior Vice-President for Membership, Secretary or Treasurer shall serve more than a total of five full consecutive terms. After the firth consecutive term the incumbent shall not be eligible for elected office in the SOCIETY until a period of two years has elapsed.
(c) A six-year ex officio term as President-Elect, President, and most recent Past President shall be considered as equivalent to three consecutive terms as a Director.
ARTICLE VI – MANNER OF ELECTION
Section 1.
(a) The President-Elect, the Secretary, the Senior Vice-President for Membership, the Treasurer, and the At-Large Directors shall be elected by the membership of the SOCIETY as provided in the Bylaws.
(b) One Vice-President shall be elected from and by the membership of each of the five geographical regions as provided in the Bylaws.
Section 2.
Regional Vice-Presidents shall be elected in such a manner as to produce rotation.
Section 3.
Nominations for President-Elect, Secretary, Senior Vice-President for Membership, Treasurer and Regional Vice-President shall be made in the manner provided in the Bylaws.
Section 4.
All vacancies shall be filled in a manner prescribed in the Bylaws unless otherwise provided in the Constitution.
ARTICLE VII – PUBLICATIONS
Section 1.
The SOCIETY shall issue or sponsor such publications as in the judgment of the Board of Directors will best carry out the SOCIETY objectives.
Section 2.
Editors of publications issued by the SOCIETY shall be appointed by the President and approved by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VIII – MEETINGS OF THE SOCIETY
Section 1.
The SOCIETY shall hold one annual meeting and such other meetings as are necessary to carry out its objectives.
Section 2.
(a) The Board of Directors shall fix the place, day and hour of the annual meeting with written or printed notice given to each sustaining member of the SOCIETY.
(b) For any meeting other than the annual meeting, written or printed notice stating the purpose(s), place, day and hour of the meeting shall be delivered not less than five nor more than forty days before the day of the meetings, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the President, Secretary, or the officers or persons calling the meeting, to each member entitled to vote at such meeting.
(c) At many annual or other general meeting of the SOCIETY a quorum shall be as provided in the Bylaws but not less than fifteen (15) members.
ARTICLE IX –
FINANCES
Section 1.
Each sustaining member of the SOCIETY shall pay dues as provided in the Bylaws. Persons elected to membership shall pay an initiation fee as provided in the Bylaws
Section 2.
The financial year of the SOCIETY shall be from January 1 to December 31, inclusive.
Section 3.
The Treasurer of the SOCIETY shall oversee the finances of the Society in keeping with any additional guidance provided in the Bylaws
ARTICLE X – BYLAWS
Section 1.
The Board of Directors shall make such Bylaws not in conflict with this Constitution as may be necessary for the proper governance of the SOCIETY.
Section 2.
The Bylaws may be amended by the Board in the manner provided in the Bylaws.
ARTICLE XI – AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
The Constitution may be amended in the following manner.
Section 1.
Any petition for amendments of this Constitution and the reasons therefore shall be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors with not fewer than the signatures of fifteen (15) members of the SOCIETY or 10% of the membership, whichever is the larger, or bearing the signatures of the majority of the Board of Directors.
Section 2.
Each petition for amendment must be ratified by a vote of the membership with two-thirds (2/3) of the sustaining members who return ballots voting in favor of the proposal.
30 May 2003
This constitution was approved and adopted by the
founding and charter members on