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The name of this organization shall be the Johnson University Alumni Association (the Association).
The purpose of this Association is to: (1) promote sustained loyalty to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior; (2) promote continual loyalty and support to Johnson University (Johnson or the University); and (3) maintain a spirit of mutual encouragement and helpfulness among members of the Association.
The national meeting of the Association shall be an autonomous mass assembly for the promotion of the best interest of the Kingdom of God and Johnson University.
The Association shall encourage local or sectional organizations, the purpose of which will be in accord with the purpose and character of the national organization.
Section 1. Voting membership in the Association shall be granted to former students who have earned 12 or more credits at Johnson University and who have paid annual alumni dues by December 31 preceding the annual business meeting.
Section 2. Voting membership in the Association shall be granted to all faculty and trustees who have paid their current annual alumni dues.
Section 3. Non-voting membership in the Association shall be granted to all former students who have earned 12 or more credits at Johnson University, but who have not paid their current alumni dues.
Section 4. Non-voting membership in the Association shall be granted to all faculty and trustees who have not paid their current annual alumni dues.
Section 5. Honorary (non-voting) membership in the Association may be conferred by the Association on individuals who have manifested strong interest in the University through financial support and student recruitment and have maintained loyalty and faithfulness to Christ and his gospel.
Section 6. Non-voting membership in the Association shall be granted to all seniors currently enrolled at Johnson University. Alumni dues are waived by the Alumni Association for the first-year graduates, making them eligible for all privileges of voting membership.
Section 7. Voting membership covers the period from January 1 to December 31.
Section 1. Officers of the Association shall be president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer.
Section 2. Any voting alumnus of Johnson University may serve as an officer of the Association.
Section 3. Officers shall be elected by voting members attending the annual Association meeting for a term of one year.
Section 4. Duties of the officers shall be such as usually pertain to these offices and: (1) to plan and carry out the annual Johnson University Homecoming; (2) to supervise election of the Council of Seventy; (3) to administer and execute all decisions made by the Association; (4) to organize and see that annual area alumni rallies are set up and held in the designated areas.
Section 5. Officers shall be elected one year in advance at the annual February business meeting of the Association and shall take office at the last session of the Johnson University Homecoming of the year in which they are to serve.
The regular annual business meeting shall be held during the week of the Johnson University Homecoming.
Section 1. This Johnson University Alumni Association Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the voting members present at the annual business meeting of the Association.
Section 2. The Johnson University Alumni Association By-Laws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the voting members present at the annual business meeting of the Association.
Section 1. Alumni will not be required to pay dues to belong to the Association.
Section 2. The Alumni Association shall finance all projects and programs by dues and contributions.
Section 3. Voting membership dues will be established by the alumni at a regular business meeting of the Association.
Officers shall be nominated by a committee of three appointed by the Alumni president at the annual Association meeting.
Nominations to honorary membership in the Alumni Association may be submitted by alumni to any members of the Council of Seventy for consideration by the Council at a meeting prior to the annual meeting of the Alumni Association. Nominees recommended by the Council of Seventy shall be approved or disapproved by the Alumni Association at their annual meeting. A two-thirds vote is required for approval.
Section I. Membership.
Section 2. Election of Council Members.
Section 3. Term of Council Membership.
Section 4. Meetings
Section 5. Duties of the Council of Seventy
Such vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of the Trustees holding office immediately preceding the vote.
Section 6. Officers of the Council of Seventy.
To recommend to the Alumni Association a recipient, or recipients, for an award known as the Johnson University Alumni Distinguished Service Award.
Section 1. This committee shall be composed of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, the president of the University, the vice president for academics, the vice president for advancement, the director of alumni relations, the officers of the Alumni Association, the president of the Council of Seventy, the immediate past president and the president-elect of the Alumni Association.
Section 2. The president of the Alumni Association shall serve as chairman.
Section 1. The Honor Committee will maintain a pool of potential recipients of the Distinguished Service Award from which one to three persons or couples will be nominated each year. This pool of potential recipients will be kept by the director of alumni relations at Johnson University. Alumni are encouraged to submit names in writing to the director of alumni relations to be added to the pool of prospective recipients.
Section 2. Nominations should be based upon any area of work related to the purpose of Johnson University or on outstanding service to Johnson University in contributions, teaching, service to, or promotion of the University. A nominee should be one who has demonstrated extraordinary service to Johnson University and/or to the overall Kingdom of God over an extended period of time. A nominee’s life, past and present, should exemplify exceptional commitment and integrity beyond the ordinary.
Section 3. Only Johnson University alumni shall be nominated for the Distinguished Service Award based upon areas of ministry related to the purpose of the University. Non-alumni may be nominated for the Distinguished Service Award based on outstanding service to Johnson University.
Section 4. From all the nominees presented, the committee is to select by majority vote the person, or persons, who have rendered the most distinguished service. This name, or names, is to be presented to the Association for final ratification. A two-thirds vote of the alumni present at the annual business meeting will be necessary to qualify the person, or persons, recommended for the Distinguished Service Award.
Section 1. An appropriate Johnson University Distinguished Service Award plaque is to be presented to the recipient or recipients.
Section 2. A special plaque shall be mounted in a public area of the University buildings on which the names of each recipient of the Distinguished Service Award shall be inscribed.
Section 1. The Honor Committee will present their recommended award recipient, or recipients, to the alumni for their approval.
Section 2. Upon approval by the Association, the announcement of the awards will be made by the outgoing Honor chairman. If the recipients are not in attendance to receive public acknowledgment, notification will be made by the Alumni Secretary of the awards. They shall be mailed on or near March 1, informing the time of the presentation, and ascertaining their presence at graduation exercises or the following Homecoming.
Section 3. The award will be purchased, prepared, and granted by the Johnson University Alumni Association. It will be presented by the president of the Association or his/her designated substitute.