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120 Model Aviation APRIL 2017 www.ModelAviation.com
Nominations due for AMA executive vice president
and vice presidents in Districts III, VII, and XI
Nominations for the office of AMA executive vice
president and vice presidents in Districts III, VII, and
XI are due at the Headquarters of the Academy of
Model Aeronautics June 15, 2017. Any AMA Open
Member may submit a nomination.
To be eligible to discharge the duties of AMA vice
president, a nominee must be a Leader Member of
the AMA and must reside in the district.
To be eligible to discharge the duties of AMA
executive vice president, a nominee must be a
Leader Member of the AMA and must previously
have served as a member of the Executive Council
or associate vice president or as a Contest Board
member for at least one ( 1) year.
(Nominees and nominators will be notified by HQ
confirming receipt of nomination. If confirmation is not
received within two weeks after you have sent your
document, contact Joyce Hager at [765] 287-1256,
extension 200.)
A letter of acceptance and a résumé of professional
qualifications and model aviation experience from
the nominee must be on file at AMA Headquarters
by June 30, 2017, 15 days prior to the published
meeting.
Nominating Procedure Document
Relating to Article IX
Candidate Guidelines:
(a) No person may nominate himself/herself for
office.
(b) No person shall simultaneously hold two
positions on the Executive Council. In the event
a person holding an office is elected or selected to
a second position on the Executive Council, that
person must choose which of the two positions he/
she will continue, such decision to be made within
48 hours of the announcement of the selection, or
else the person so affected will be deemed to have
selected to remain in the first office held.
(c) Incumbent is automatically placed on the ballot,
provided that he/she has been properly nominated
and accepted, except that a 3/4 vote against may
withhold the incumbent’s name from the ballot (see
Bylaws, Article IX, Section 2).
(d) All nomination letters must be received at AMA
Headquarters thirty ( 30) days prior to the convening
of the Nominating Committee Meeting. If received
by electronic mail or fax, it must be received by close
of business that day (AMA Headquarters, Muncie
IN).
(e) Candidate must be a legal resident of the district
in which the election is being held; this does not
apply to the office of the President or Executive Vice
President.
(f) Candidate must be a current AMA member with
Leader Member status (other qualifications apply
to the office of the President and Executive Vice
President, Article IX, section 3).
(g) No person elected to and serving as an active
member of the Executive Council shall be paid
for any regular column or article in Model Aviation
magazine. Exception may be made for such articles
as the coverage of special events provided prior
arrangement was made for said article. Articles and
columns printed in the “AMA News” section are
not paid contributions. No paid columns may be
submitted after the individual has been placed on the
ballot.
It is strongly recommended that nominations be
mailed by certified mail, receipt requested.
Candidate Acceptance:
(a) A letter of acceptance by the candidate must
be on file at AMA Headquarters 15 days prior to
the meeting; if by electronic mail or fax it must
be received by close of that business day at AMA
Headquarters, Muncie IN.
(b) Along with a résumé of professional qualifications
and model aviation experience, your résumé should
include, but not be limited to, the following areas of
consideration, also due 15 days prior to the meeting.
(Note: Campaign Statements to be delivered to
AMA Headquarters 10 days prior to the Nominating
Committee meeting in a sealed envelope. Those
not nominated will have their statements returned
unopened. Campaign Statements will remain sealed
until after the Nominating Committee has deliberated
and determined the candidates.)
1. Management experience.
2. Financial background.
3. Insurance employment and/or expertise.
4. Legal background.
5. Technical background, including areas of
aeronautics, electronics (especially in radio
frequency propagation and usage), acoustics (as
related to noise studies and analysis), and other
areas of engineering.
6. Aeromodeling background must be noted. The
individual will be required, if elected to national
office, to deal with questions related to all areas
of aeromodeling and should have a broad-based
background.
It is strongly recommended that these documents be
mailed certified, receipt requested.
