Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee seeks and recruits qualified candidates to serve on the board of directors and on all board committees. The committee is a statutory committee and maintains an active pool of potential candidates and meets in conjunction with regularly scheduled board meetings.

Committee members include:
. Two directors, one of whom serves as chair
. Five non-directors selected from the AOG general membership

Please contact the nominating committee if you have any questions.

Duties and responsibilities of the nominating committee and members of the nominating committee

The AOG nominating committee will:

• Assess the needs of the nominating committee and recommend to the board AOG members who

  a) are willing to become knowledgeable about the Academy and the AOG

  b) have extensive contacts and the ability to find prospective Board and committee members

  c) represent as diverse a cross-section of  AOG constituency as possible

  d) are willing and able to fulfill the Requirements of Directors.

• Assess the needs of the board of directors and other committees of the board and

a) identify characteristics, skills, experience and backgrounds currently displayed in the Board and gaps that exist

b) identify diversity needs of the board

c) seek a broad pool of candidates with the necessary characteristics, skills, experience, backgrounds and diversity

• Develop job descriptions and a recruitment plan
• Maintain and continuously add to the pool of prospective board and committee members
• Cultivate the interest of prospective board and committee members
• Inform and orient new board and committee members
• Follow instructions issued by the board chair for compiling an election slate
• Recommend to the board a slate of candidates who, in the judgment of the committee, are best qualified to give broad and diverse representation for the graduate community
• Recommend candidates for committee positions.

Nominating Committee members will:

• Stay abreast of AOG and Academy issues
• Receive the AOG board orientation
• Commit to making at least two trips at their own expense annually to attend nominating committee and AOG board meetings in person
• Be able to participate in other nominating committee meetings by telephone
• Screen and meet as appropriate with candidates

a) Review nomination packets

b) Conduct telephone interviews

c) Conduct personal interviews

• Serve on the nominating committee for at least two election cycles (four years)

To apply to serve on the nominating committee
The AOG Board of Directors welcomes the candidacy of any interested AOG member for service on the nominating committee. Applications for service on the Nominating Committee will be accepted in the fall of 2007.  Look for an announcement on this website.