BYLAWS The bylaws of the Alumni Association are the rules that ensure stability, continuity, and structure of the ISU Alumni Association are available for alumni, students, and friends to view. The Alumni Association was established in 1878 to become the lifetime partner in engaging all alumni, students, and friends with Iowa State University.
ARTICLE I – MEMBERS AND DUES Section 1–Member Definitions A. Member - All graduates, former students, current students, and friends of Iowa State University (hereafter “ISU”) may become members of the Iowa State University Alumni Association (hereafter “ISUAA” or “the ISUAA”) by paying up to the maximum annual or life membership dues set by the Board of Directors. B. Business member - A business/organization may become a business member of the ISUAA by paying up to the maximum annual membership dues set by the Board of Directors. Businesses/organizations whose missions are inconsistent with that of the ISUAA may be denied business membership. C. Honorary life members - A person, other than an alumnus or alumna, who has rendered distinguished service to ISU may be elected by the Board of Directors as an “honorary” life member, and shall not be required to pay said dues. D. Complimentary life member - Two classes of complimentary life members shall exist: (i) any alumnus or alumna who received the Wallace E. Barron Award from 1968 through 2004; and (ii) any other alumnus or alumna who has rendered distinguished service to ISU as selected by the Board of Directors. No complimentary life member shall be required to pay said dues.
Section 2–Types of Membership A. Individual Membership - consists of one person. B. Joint Membership - consists of two individuals in a spouse or domestic partner relationship living at the same physical address. C. Business Membership - consists of one business unit/ identity or same-named business (one business with multiple local branches or local franchises of the same franchisee)
operating within the borders of a single city. A business with multiple identities/names, or a business with locations in multiple cities must pay separate annual dues per business identity/name or per city (business membership dues for a second identity/name or for a location in a second city may be offered at a reduced rate).
Section 3–Membership dues payment and definitions All membership dues are set by the Board of Directors. Staff are permitted by the Board of Directors to adjust dues for marketing purposes as long as those amounts do not exceed the dues amounts set by the Board of Directors. The types of membership dues include: A. Annual membership dues - All individuals or two individuals in a spouse or domestic partner relationship living at the same physical address who pay annual dues or whose dues have been paid for them as a gift are considered annual members. B. Annual business membership dues - All businesses who pay annual dues or whose dues have been paid for them as a gift are considered annual members. If a complimentary membership is given to a business, that business shall not be required to pay said annual dues for that year. C. Life membership dues - All individuals or two individuals in a spouse or domestic partner relationship living at the same physical address who have paid life dues in full or whose dues have been paid for them as a gift are considered life members. D. Life installment membership dues - All individuals or two individuals in a spouse or domestic partner relationship living at the same physical address who are paying life installment membership dues payments or whose dues are being paid for them as a gift are considered installment life members until their last full installment payment has been recorded by the ISUAA. Upon completion of such payments, these individuals will become full life members of the ISUAA.
Section 4–Evidence of life/annual membership Receipts for dues or active member status in the member’s record in the ISU Foundation/ISUAA constituents’ system shall be evidence of life or annual membership in the ISUAA and entitle such person to all rights and privileges of a member during such time period. The termination of such
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