Honors from Convention!
Convention 2009 Report:
Degree Requirement Retained
Full coverage on the AAUW website
Some of the Virginians at Convention in St. Louis
Delegates to the 2009 AAUW national Convention on Saturday, June 27, after a three-hour business meeting, approved a modified form of the new AAUW Bylaws. Most of the discussion centered on membership requirements. Delegates were invited to write their feelings, pro and con, on posters, or indicate their agreement with colored stickers
The delegates voted to replace the proposal to remove the degree requirement and return to the wording on membership from the 2007 AssociationBylaws adopted in Phoenix.* This, and the final vote, was by card vote as both voice and standing counted votes were indecisive.
In other business, the delegates passed motions to increase the number of directors-at-large from seven to 10, while the number of appointed officers and directors will drop from six to three under the new bylaws, which will go into effect on July 1, 2009. The amended board composition will go into effect for the 2011–13 biennium. The amended bylaws passed by a large majority. The “one member, one vote” proposal was not amended and passed as part of the bylaws package.
Delegates also approved the bylaws of the AAUW Action Fund. The purpose of the fund is to support and advocate for legislation, policies, and procedures related to women’s equity and education. The delegates also approved the related proposed amendments to the Massachusetts Charter of AAUW. This is necessitated to keep EF donations as charitable deductions while allowing AAUW to continue to lobby.
The AAUW Bedford County (VA) Branch was recognized for recruiting the highest percentage of new members for a branch, 48.5 percent.
* (1) Eligibility. A graduate holding an associate or equivalent, baccalaureate, or higher degree from a qualified educational institu-
tion, a degree from a foreign institution recognized by the International Federation of University Women (IFUW), or a foreign degree acceptable as a basis for admission by graduate schools at qualified universities of the United States shall be eligible to receive admission to AAUW membership; such membership shall be granted upon payment of AAUW dues. The provisions set forth in this section are the sole requirement for eligibility and admissibility to membership.
Press coverage of convention:
St. Louis Beacon
St. Louis Business Journal
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
New officers at the national level are:
AAUW President:
Carolyn Garfein
AAUW Vice President:
Gail Nordmoe
AAUW Directors-at-Large:
Kathleen Cha
Alicia Hetman
Connie M. Hildebrand
Patricia Ho
Jackie Littleton
Betsy McDowell
Linda Tozier
Appointed officers:
Kathy Anthon
Marcia Capriotti
Millie Hoffler-Foushee
David Kirkwood
Krys Wulff