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1. Stimulating the exchange of information and furthering the pro~fessional education and personal development of its membership.
2. Promoting high standards of professional ethics, conduct, education and achievement.
3. Promoting unity for support of Auburn University, its health and hospital administration programs, and the health care industry.
4. Providing an avenue through which health and hospital administration alumni and others interested in health administration can participate more fully in the health and hospital administration programs of Auburn University.

Section 1. Types of Members.

1. Regular: Regular membership in the Organization shall be granted to individuals who are graduates of the Auburn University Health Administration program and who exercise administrative duties in a health-care-related institution or agency, or in a health-care-related area of responsibility.

2. Associate: Associate membership in the Organization may be extended
   1. To graduates of the Auburn University Health Administration Program who do not currently exercise administrative duties in a health-care-related institution or agency but who have completed their conditional membership term.
   2. To individuals who are employed in an administrative capacity in a health care institution or agency who did not graduate in the Auburn University Health Administration program. Associate membership is also extended to academic professionals whose pri mary field of study or whose primary responsibility is associated with health administration. Associate members shall not have voting privileges or hold elected office, but may serve on special committees as provided herein.

3. Conditional: Upon graduation from the Auburn University Health Administration program, an individual may attain conditional membership by payment of ten percent (10%) of the regular duesrate. This class of membership shall last one (1 ) year o r until the next annual organizational meeting whichever is longer. After that time conditional members may apply to become Associate or Regular members. Conditional membership shall be non-renewable. Conditional members shall not have voting privileges o r hold elected office, but may serve on special committees as provided herein.

4. Honorary: Honorary membership may be inferred by a unanimous vote at any annual meeting of the Organization to persons who have rendered distinguished service or valuable assistance to the Health Administration Profession, the name or names no minated by any regular member and submitted to the membership for approval. Honorary members shall not be required to pay dues; shall not have voting privileges or hold an elected office; but may serve on committees as appointed as here within provided.

Section 2. Termination of Membership.

1. Resignation : A member may at any time resign membership in the Organization by submitting a written resignation to the Secretary Treasurer of the Organization.

2. Loss of Eligibility
   1. Regular membership of any person who, because of change of position, is no longer eligible for such membership in the Organization shall be automatically reviewed by the Executive Committee at the end of the term for which dues are paid.
   2. On approval of the Executive Committee, membership will be terminated for those members who fail to pay their annual dues by the first day of June, each year.

3. Suspension and Expulsion: Any member whose conduct shall be detrimental to the best interest of the Organization, or who shall willfully violate its bylaws, rules or regulations may be suspended or expelled by a majority vote of the Executive Committee. Members will be offered a hearing before the Executive Committee prior to any action that could result in suspension or expulsion.

Section 1. Annual Dues.

1. Minimum annual dues of the organization shall be established by the membership upon the advice of the Executive Committee and a 2/3 majority of those members present and voting. Dues are payable to the Organization on or before the 30th of April each year. Members not paying dues by the 30th of April each year will be considered delinquent. The membership of a member who has not paid his/her annual dues by the 1st day June each year shall be terminated providing the member has been warned of his/her delinquency .

2. Honorary members are exempt from payment of annual dues to the Organization.

Section 2. Refund of Dues.

Section 1. Annual Meeting.

Section 2. Special Meetings

Section 3. Executive Committee Meetings.

Section 4. Minutes.

Section 5. Parliamentary Procedure.

Section 6. Attendance at Meetings.

Section 1. Eligibility.

Section 2. Composition.

1. Officers. The officers of the Organization shall be the President, Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer.

2. Executive Committee Members. The Executive Committee shall be composed of the officers of the Organization and four members selected at large by the general membership.

Section 3. Terms of Office.

Vacancies on the Executive Committee will be filled by the Committee to complete unexpired terms.

Section 4. Election of Officers and Executive Committee.

Section 1. President.

1. Serves as Chairman of the Executive Committee

2. Presides at all meetings and conducts them according to the formal order of business.

3. Represents the Organization at special meetings of related organizations.

4. Appoints special committees, with approval of the Executive Committee, as required to conduct the Organization's business or to achieve its objectives.

5. Serves as an ex-officio member of all committees.

Section 2. Vice President.

1. Will be in charge of programs to aid in the exchange of in~formation and furthering the professional education and personal development of the membership.

2. Serves in absence of the President.

3. Serves as liaison between the Organization and the Auburn University Alumni Association.

4. Serves as Parliamentarian.

Section 3. Secretary/Treasurer.

1. Keeps the minutes of all meetings of the Organization which shall be available to the members for inspection.

2. Maintains the membership and financial records of the Organization.

3. Sends notices of meetings and related activities to the general membership, officers and Executive Committee as required.

4. Conducts the general correspondence of the Organization.

5. Preserves all papers, letters, policies and transactions of the Organization.

6. Receives and has charge of all organization funds. Deposits all funds in such bank as designated by the Executive Committee.

7. Provides for the expenditure of such funds as authorized by the Executive Committee.

8. Presents a financial statement to the Executive Committee and the general membership at the annual meeting. The retiring Secretary/Treasurer shall within thirty (30) days after election of a new Secretary/Treasurer deliver to the newly elected Secreta ry/Treasurer all Secretary properties held in possession, all money, vouchers, books and paper, of the Organization held in custody.

Section 4. Executive Committee.

1. Transacts the business of the Organization in the interim between annual meetings and report these actions to the Organization at the next annual meeting.

2. Establishes major administrative policies in writing governing the affairs of the Organization.

3. Decides upon the date and place of annual meetings and hold meetings of the Executive Committee as herein before provided.

4. Recommends to the membership the amount of annual dues.

5. Approves applications for membership in the Organization.

6. Terminates,suspends or expels any member of the Organization for just cause as outlined in Article IV Section 3.

7. Approves Special Committees appointed by the President.

All proposed amendments to these bylaws shall be in possession of the Secretary/Treasurer of the Organization at least one month (30 days) prior to the annual meeting and shall be attached to the notice of the call of the meeting.