The Delegates' Voice

Newsletter for the House of Delegates of AAPG

JANUARY 2002

25 & 26 Years Ago

House Revisits Emeritus Rules

by Patrick J. F. Gratton

Delegates attending the meeting in Oklahoma City on 9 April 1978 led by Chairman Harry A. Miller heard from Executive Director Fred Dix regarding Emeritus problems.

Emeritus membership status was granted to persons over 65 who had 35 years of Active membership. Because AAPG's early (pre WWII) membership records were sometimes incomplete it was often difficult to determine eligibility of applicants for Emeritus status.

ýesponding to the Executive Committee's recommendation, the House made the job easier on 1 April 1979. With Chairman J. Miller Goodger presiding at that Houston meeting, the assembly unanimously passed the following amendment of Article 1, Section 4 of the Bylaws: When an Active member in good standing in the Association with all dues paid to date becomes 65 years of age and shall have been a member of the Association (regardless of classification) for a total of 35 years, including time spent in military service, he shall become an Emeritus member of this Association upon advising the Executive Director of the Association that he has passed his 65th birthday, and by requesting such classification of membership. Thereafter he shall pay 50% of the amount of dues for Active members and shall be entitled to all the privileges and advantages of Active membership in the Association (underscoring by PJFG to indicate significant change).

Thus, even if an otherwise qualifying member had been an Associate for many years but had upgraded to Active before his or her 65th birthday he or she (gender neutrality of the Constitution and Bylaws came later) could attain Emeritus status. Quite a change precipitated by a records problem!

As reported elsewhere, the House will consider another change in Emeritus qualifications at the 10 March 2002 Houston meeting. That consideration will be the first substantive proposed change in Emeritus status in a generation.

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