Extract from By Laws of the
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration
and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
ARTICLE II - MEMBERSHIP
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Grades of Membership: These shall be designated as follows:
(A) Honorary Member, (B) Presidential Member, (C) Fellow, (D) Life Member, (E) Life Associate Member, (F) Life Affiliate, (G) Member, (H) Associate Member, (I) Affiliate, and (J) Student Member. |
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Honorary Member: Any notable person of preeminent professional distinction may be elected an Honorary Member. Election of an Honorary Member shall be by the Board of Directors. At the discretion of the Board of Directors, Honorary Members shall not be required to pay any annual dues or any other fees. |
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Presidential Member: Upon the installation of his successor, the outgoing President of the Society shall become a Presidential member. At the discretion of the Board of Directors, Presidential members shall not be required to pay annual dues or any other fees. |
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Fellow: A Member who attained distinction in the arts relating to the sciences of heating, refrigeration, air conditioning or ventilation, or the allied arts and sciences, or in the teaching of major courses in said arts and sciences, or who by reason of invention, research, teaching, design, original work, or as an engineering executive on projects of unusual or important scope, has made substantial contribution to said arts and sciences, and has been in good standing as a Member for at least ten (10) years prior to the date of his proposal for Fellow grade is eligible for election to the grade of Fellow by the Board of Directors. |
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Life Member, Life Associate Member, or Life Affiliate: Each shall be a member who has been a full member, an Associate member or an Affiliate in good standing for an accumulative total of thirty (30) years, and who has attained the age of sixty five (65) years. The member shall retain all the rights and privileges of his most recent membership grade. the member shall not be required to pay any annual dues or other fees. |
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Member: At the time of his admission or advancement, a Member shall have the equivalent of twelve (12) Society-accredited years of experience composed of any combination: (1) approved, completed education beyond high school; (2) work experience; and (3) professional engineering or related registration or license. All technical and scientific education shall be based on curricula accredited by the Accreditation Boards of Directors and Technology or approved by the Board of Directors. Each year of completed education for graduates of such approved curricula shall receive 1½ years' credit toward the twelve (12) years required. Each year of approved education for non-graduates of such approved curricula who complete at least two years, and graduates of technical schools not so approved shall receive on year's credit for each academic year completed. At least four (4) years of the qualifying work experience shall have been in the performance of duties in ASHRAE related fields, as verified by the applicant's reference, within universities, government, private industry, consulting engineering groups, associations and professional organizations, involving the independent conduct of: research, teaching, design, installation, management or engineering. A Professional issued by a legally-authorized body in engineering or related fields whose requirements as to education and active practice are considered satisfactory and adequate by the Board of Directors shall entitle the applicant to three (3) Society-accredited years toward the twelve (12) required. |
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Associated Member: At the time of his admission or advancement to the grade, an Associate member shall be either a graduate of an engineering curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board of Directors, or have the equivalent of eight (8) Society-accredited years of experience composed of an approved combination of completed education and/or work experience as defined in the first paragraph of Section 2.6. |
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Affiliate: An Affiliate shall have had experience in technical matters, design, operation, or maintenance in heating, refrigeration, air conditioning, or ventilation fields, or hall have an interest in the advancement to the Society's aims, and shall possess sufficient qualifications to cooperate with heating, refrigerating, air conditioning or ventilating engineers in the advancement of the knowledge relating to heating, refrigerating, air conditioning or ventilating engineering and its application. |
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Student Member: A Student Member shall be a person matriculated in an approved course of study in a university, college, junior college or technical institute who is being educated in the arts and sciences covered by the Objectives of the Society. Specific requirements with respect to the age, full-time student status, part-time student status, certification of student status, sponsorship by Society members, and other appropriate criteria shall be established, and revised as the need arises, by the Board of Directors. Student member status shall terminate on year after graduation from school, or one year after the time the Student Member leaves school. |
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Restrictions: This shall consist of Honorary Members, presidential Members, Fellows, Life Members, Members, Life Associate Members, and Associate Members. All members thus entitled to vote may be called herein Voting Members. Affiliates and Student Members shall have no right to vote. the above withstanding, Student Members shall have the right to vote and hold office at the Student Branch level. |
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Restrictions: No Member shall describe himself in connection with the Society in any advertisement, letterhead, printed matter or in any manner other than as an Honorary Member, Presidential Member, Fellow, Life Member, Life Associate Member, Life Affiliate, Member, Associate Member, Affiliate, or Student member, as the case may be, except in official business of Society. |
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Rights and Privileges: These shall be personal to a member, and shall be delegated or transferred, except that each member entitled to vote may vote in person or by written proxy given to another member entitled to vote and dated within three months of date of execution, which proxy shall be subject to the provisions as may be set forth by Rules of the Board. |
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All rights, titles and interest of a member in the Society, or its property shall cease on the termination of membership by death, resignation or otherwise, and shall vest in the Society. |
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Each member, upon election to membership, shall be bounded thereupon by the provisions of the Certificate of Consolidation, Bylaws, and Rules of the Board of Directors, and all amendments thereto. |
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Emblem of Membership: This shall be worn only by members in good standing. |
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Resignation: Any member may resign at any time by such member's written request received by the Secretary. |
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Dues Payment: If any Fellow, Member, Associate Member or Affiliate shall fail to pay the current dues by October 1, the member shall be classed as delinquent and if a Voting Member, shall lose the member's right to vote; if such dues are not paid by January1, the member shall be classed as not in good standing, and the membership suspended; if such dues are no paid by April 1, the Secretary shall notify the suspended member that unless such dues are paid by June 30, membership in the Society shall cease. If any Student Member shall fail to pay the dues, membership shall cease, and the Secretary shall notify such Student Member that his/her membership in the Society has cease. A member, upon written application accompanied by payments of dues, and satisfactory explanation of dues default, may have the forfeiture of membership rescinded at the discretion of the Board of Directors. |
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Reinstatement: a member who has resigned, or who has been dropped from membership, may be reinstated by payment of the same fees charged to a new member, or may be reinstated as the original date of membership if the member pays all dues which would have accrued. |
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Suspension: The Board of Directors may, by a two-thirds vote of all members thereof, censure, suspend or expel any member if, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, the member is guilty of abuse or misuse of the privileges of the Society membership or of action prejudicial to the best interest of the Society, after written preferment of charges, thirty (30) days' written notice of hearing sent by registered mail, and adequate opportunity to be heard before the Board of Directors or a committee of at least three (3) members designated by the Board of Directors. |
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Admission Application: all applicants for admission to the Society, or for advancement in grade membership, except such as are conferred as an honor, shall make application in such form and with such information as shall be required by the Board of Directors. |
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