GET INVOLVED
There are many ways for members to get involved with the Society.
You can be an officer or board member.
There are committees that need volunteers.
you can also support the Society by being a member and attending membership and educational meetings.
Elected positions
President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Four Board members.
OFFICERS, THEIR ELECTION AND DUTIES
Elected Positions
- Officers of the Society shall be President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.
1. President: Act as an executive officer of the Society; preside over all Society meetings; be ex-officio member of all committees except the nomination committee and the auditing committee; shall appoint pro-tem committees; shall call special meetings of the Society or the Board when proper notice is given; shall be responsible jointly, and severally, with the treasurer for all Society funds.
2. Vice President: Shall assist the President and shall preside in absence of the President; shall be an ex-officio discharge all other responsibilities as required by the president.
3. Secretary: Shall be responsible for minutes of all meetings; maintaining the records of the Society in good order; perform and discharge other duties and r responsibilities as required by the President.
4. Treasurer: Shall be responsible, jointly and severally with the president for all Society's funds; provided further that the funds of the Society shall be deposited in a local bank in the immediate locality of the Treasurer of the Society, and that all expenditures shall be paid by check, signed by both the President and the Treasurer; shall keep an orderly record of such receipts and disbursements and shall present a report of such transactions at each Society meeting; shall prepare an annual report to be presented for audit; and shall perform and discharge such other duties and responsibilities as required by the President.
- Shall consist of the four elected officers and four other members. Past Presidents should be utilized as consultants to the Board, but shall have no vote if not a member of the Board.
- The Board of Directors shall transact business of the Society during the interval between regular meetings; serve on at least one committee, approve the work of standing committees; prepare annual budget, instruct treasurer in execution of budget.
- Board of Directors are required to participate at all of the scheduled meetings from April to April. If the Board member is unable to attend the scheduled meeting and notifies the President they may be excused one time only per year. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in review by the Board and possible dismissal. In the event that a position is vacated before the term is up, the Board has the power to appoint a replacement to fill out the remainder of the term. The replacement will be the person who had the next highest number of votes. In the event that there was only one candidate the Board will choose a replacement.
Permanent Committees
Membership
Educational
Newsletter/web site
Historian/Library
By-Laws
COMMITTEES AND DUTIES
A. The following shall be known as standing committees
1. Membership Committee: Shall consist of a chairperson appointed by the President upon approval of the Board, and such other members as the chairperson may appoint. Chairperson shall be responsible for collecting the dues, keeping a current membership list and issuing signed membership cards to members in good standing. Membership notices shall be issued on or before June 1st of each year.
2. Educational Committee: Shall consist of a chairperson appointed by the President upon approval by the Board and such other members as the chairperson may appoint; the committee shall be responsible for planning and conducting scientific programs at regular meetings of the Society by providing speakers, demonstrations and seminars.
3. Newsletter/website committee: Shall consist of a chairperson appointed by the President upon approval of the Board and such other members as the chairperson may appoint. Shall publish a newsletter 4 times a year. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter. A submission deadline and publication date shall be established by the President and published in the newsletter.
4. Historian/Library Committee: Shall consist of a chairperson appointed by the President upon approval of the Board and such other members as the chairperson may appoint.
Shall keep an ongoing scrapbook of the Society's
Shall be responsible for maintaining books, periodicals, tapes, and other information pertinent to histology.
5. By-Laws Committee: Shall consist of a chairperson appointed by the President upon approval of the Board and such other members as the chairperson may appoint.
Pro-tem committees
Nominating/Elections
Auditing
The following shall be known as pro-tem committees:
1. Nominating Committee: Shall consist of a chairperson and up to two members appointed by the President upon approval by the Board, no later than January 1 of the even calendar year. It shall be the duty of this committee to screen members and carefully select candidates for nominations and conduct the election as directed in ARTICLE VI, Section 2 of the MSH By-laws.
2. Auditing Committee: Shall consist of a chairperson appointed by the President upon approval of the Board. No Board member may serve on this committee. This committee shall meet in March for the purpose of examining the society's books and other records, and making a full report of their findings to the members. The President, the Secretary and the Treasurer, one or all should be available to the committee for the purpose of answering questions - but not take part in writing the report of the committee. This report must be in the form of a certified statement, signed by the members of the committee, showing any audit findings and/or comments. A signed notation must be made in the Society's books, by the President, that such an audit was made.
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