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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE-MICHIGAN

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COMMITTEE AND OFFICER HANDBOOK

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction & Organizational Chart
  1. Past Officers and Award Winners

A.Past Presidents

B.Past Student Representatives

C.Past First Year Professional Representatives

D.New Professional Representatives

E.BEAM Award Recipients

F.ASCLS-MI MT/CLS of the Year Award Recipients

G.Donna M. Duberg Mentorship Award Recipients

H.Pamela K. Agren Inspiration Award Recipients

I.Martha Roulund Membership Award Recipients

J.Key to the Future Award Recipients

K.ASCLS-MI Board Appreciation Award Recipients

L.ASCLS-MI President’s Recognition Recipients

M.Omicro Sigma Award Recipients

N.ASCLS-MI District Award Recipients-discontinued 1996

  1. Bylaws

A.Article I - Name

B.Article II - Purposes

C.Article III – Membership

D.Article IV – Dues

E.Article V – Officers

F.Article VI – Executive Secretary

G.Article VII – Board of Directors

H.Article VIII – District Societies

I.Article IX – Committees

J.Article X – Affiliations

K.Article XI – Regional Council

L.Article XII – President’s Council

M.Article XIII – Delegates

N.Article XIV – Meetings

O.Article XV – Fiscal Year

P.Article XVI – Parliamentary Authority

Q.Article XVII – Amendments

R.Article XVIII - Dissolution

IV. General Operation Procedures

I.Administration

II.Awards

III.Committees

IV.District Societies

V.Exhibitors

VI.Meeting

VII.Finance

VIII.Membership in other Organizations

IX.ASCLS-MI Delegates to ASCLS Meeting

X.Publications/Advertisement Fees

XI.Remembrances

XII.Traveling Society Pins

XIII.Retention of ASCLS-MI Records

Addendum: General Time Frame for Duties

V.Elected Position Descriptions

A.President/Installation of Officers Document

B.President-Elect

C.Past President

D.Secretary

E.Treasurer

F.District Representative

G.Student Representative

H.First Year Professional Representative

I.Nominations Committee Chair

J.Nominations Committee Chair-Elect

L.Nominations Committee Member

M.Government Affairs Committee Chair

N.Government Affairs Committee Chair-Elect

VI.Appointed Position Descriptions

STANDING COMMITTEES:1

A.Audit Committee Chair

B.Bylaws Committee Chair

C.Convention Committee Chair

D.Finance Committee Chair

E.Membership Committee Chair

F.Publications Committee Chair

SPECIAL COMMITTEES: 1

A.Government Affairs Committee Member-At-Large

B.Handbook Committee Chair

C.Nominations Committee Member – See V. L. above

OTHER COMMITTEES:

A.Awards Committee Chair

B.Career Recruitment Committee Chair

C.Executive Secretary

D.Historian

E.Leadership Development Chair

F.Medical Technology Internship Matching Program of Michigan (MTIMPM) Chair

G.P.A.C.E.® Committee Chair

H.Parliamentarian

I.Political Action Committee (PAC) Chair

J.Professional and Public Relations (PPR/NMLPW) Committee Chair

K.Scholarship Committee Chair

L.Scientific Assembly Committee Coordinator

M.Scientific Assembly Committee Discipline Chair

N.Student Activities Committee Chair

O.Student Event (Mock Exam) Committee Chair

VII.Student Forum Guidelines

A.Section I – Definition and Guidelines

B.Section II – Operational Procedures

C.Section III – Student Representative Requirements and Duties

D.Section IV – Nominations and Elections

E.Student Representative Guidebook 2006

  1. Reports and Forms

A.Committee Reports

B.Preparation and Submission of Board Report

C.Board Report Form

D.Guidelines for MSCLS Finance and Treasury Requests

E.Financial Report Form

F.Request for Reimbursement Form

G.Budget Request Forms

H.ASCLS-MI Deposit Form

I.ASCLS-MI Motion Forms – Board, Membership, Student Forum

J.ASCLS-MI Attendance Forms – Board, Membership, Student Forum

K.Chart of Accounts-see EXCEL document

IX.Retired Documents

A.Grassroots Coordinator

B.Coalition of Michigan Laboratory Professionals Representative

C.Michigan Health Council Representative

D.Michigan Hospital Association Representative

MICHIGAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE

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INTRODUCTION

The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science-Michigan (ASCLS-MI) is a constituent society of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS). ASCLS-MI was incorporated in the State of Michigan on April 12, 1948 under the name of ASCLS-Michigan.

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to officials and committees of the Society in performance of their duties and activities. As general references, the document includes the organizational chart, Bylaws and Regulations of the Society, the General Operating Policies (GOP) of the Michigan Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, duties/position descriptions of the officers, elected officials, appointed officials, committees of the Society and the forms routinely used.

The Handbook Committee of the Society is responsible for revising the Handbook and distributing current copies to incoming Society officials. Each official of the organization is responsible for reviewing the description of their position and recommending revision to the Handbook Committee.

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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

PRESIDENT

PRESIDENT-ELECT PAST PRESIDENTSECRETARY TREASURER

Career Recruitment Convention Committee Handbook Scholarship

PPR/NMLW Student RepresentativePublications Audit

Scientific Assembly Student EventBylaws Finance

NominationsStudent Activities Historian Awards

MembershipMI Health Council

PACE

MTIMPM

Leadership Development

First Year Professional

District Representatives Executive Secretary

Government AffairsCommittee(includes PAC, Grassroots)

Parliamentarian

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