Presidency
Research Group Bylaws
As of 1/1/96
Article I. Membership
Section 1. Members of the Group
Members of the Group shall consist of all persons with an interest in
research on chief executives who indicate a desire to be members and who
pay annual dues.
Section 2. Meetings
of Members
Annual meetings of the group will be held in conjunction with the Annual
Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Announcements of
annual meetings will be included in the printed program of the Association.
Section 3. Annual
Dues
Annual dues may be established at the annual meeting of the Group. The
amount of dues shall be recommended by the Steering Committee and payable
at the annual meeting or thereafter by mail for the year beginning September
1st.
Article II.
Officers
Section 1. Steering Committee
A Steering Committee shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Group.
Each member shall serve for a three year term. At least five new members
shall be included each year. The Steering Committee shall include the
officers of the Group, who will serve on the committee as ex officio members
for the one year following their term in office. In addition to the standing
and ex officio members, the Steering Committee shall include one seat
elected from the Group as a graduate student. Once elected, graduation
shall not disqualify said committee-member from completing their three
year term.
Section 2. Executive
Committee
The Executive Committee shall consist of the principal officers of the
Group: President, Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer, Program Director,
and Editor of the Newsletter. The Executive committee is empowered to
act between annual meetings of the Group.
Section 3. President
One of the members of the Presidency Research Group shall be elected at
the first annual meeting of the Group to serve as its President. The President
shall preside at the annual meeting, call and preside over the meetings
of the Executive Committee and the Steering Committee, and be responsible
for implementing and coordinating the programs of the Group. The President
shall serve for a two-year term.
Section 4. Vice-President
One of the members of the Presidency Research Group will be elected Vice-President
and will preside in the absence of the President. The Vice-President will
be President-Elect. The Vice-President shall serve for a two-year term.
Section 5. Secretary/Treasurer
One of the members of the Presidency Research Group will be elected to
serve as Secretary/Treasurer. The Secretary/Treasurer shall maintain minutes
of the meetings of the Group and be responsible for the funds of the Group.
The Secretary/Treasurer shall serve a two-year term.
Section 6. Program
Director
One of the members of the Presidency Research Group will be elected to
serve as Program Director. That person shall organize and direct such
programs as are approved at the annual meeting.
Section 7. Newsletter
Editor
One of the members of the Presidency Research Group will be elected to
serve as Editor of the newsletter. That person shall serve a two-year
term.
Article III.
Programs of the Group
The Group may establish special panels, workshops, symposia, or social
gatherings at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association
and at regional and other professional meetings. The Program Director
shall develop and implement such programs. Whenever possible, the Program
Director will cooperate with the section chair for the official APSA Program
Committee in order to help develop panels for the official program of
the APSA Annual Meeting.
Article IV.
Awards
The PRG shall give such awards as it deems appropriate. Awards committees
shall be named by the President subject to the approval of the Steering
Committee. Annual PRG Awards shall include the following:
Section 1. The Richard E. Neustadt Award for the Best Book on the Presidency.
The criteria for the award shall include:
the book so honored must have theoretical interest, and
the award committee shall consider the broadest number of perspectives
as possible in considering nominees.
The book must also have a copyright date coinciding with the year of the
award.
Section 2. The Founders' Awards for the Best Paper.
A Founders' Award, named in honor of the APSA members who formed the PRG
in 1981, shall be given annually for the best paper on the presidency/executives
at the previous APSA conference. In addition, a separate Founders' Award
for Best Paper shall be presented to the best graduate student paper presented
at either the national conference or one of the regional conferences.
A different founder shall be recognized by name on an annual, rotating
basis when each award is announced and specified.
As of 9/22/96 the list of Founders includes the following:
Peri Arnold
Dom Bonafede
Thomas Cronin
George C. Edwards III
Fred Greenstein
Michael Grossman
Erwin Hargrove
Martha Kumar
David Naveh
Bert Rockman
Francis Rourke
Lester Seligman
Stephen Wayne
James Young
V. Amendment
of the By-Laws
The annual meeting shall have the power to modify, alter, or amend the
bylaws of the Group by a majority vote.
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