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Foundation Board

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Purpose

To promote and enhance educational experience, professional development, and research projects of APS members, through innovative initiatives providing growth and opportunities that meet the Society's objectives and support advancing the study and practice of plant pathology. ​

Organizational Structure and Voting Members

Voting members on the Foundation Board include the Chair, Chair-Elect (when applicable), and eight board members made up of the following:​

• ​(4) members appointed by APS Council (nominees selected from a call for volunteers, recommendations from the APS Nominations Committee and/or Foundation Board). ​
  
• (3) members appointed by the Foundation Board (with at least one being a representative from industry).
  
• (1) Graduate Student Representative (APS Graduate Student Committee Chair) 
  

In ​addition, the APS Treasurer, Chief Executive Officer, and APS staff serve as nonvoting members. 

Vacancies on the Board among members appointed by APS Council filled by Council. Vacancies on the Board among members appointed by the Board are filled by the Board. ​

Terms

The Chair serves a three-year term and may not serve more than two consecutive terms. A Chair-Elect is elected by the Board during the last year of the current chair’s term for a one-year term to shadow the chair before taking over as chair the following year. ​

Appointed voting members serve three year staggered terms and may serve no more than two consecutive terms.

The Graduate Student Representative serves a one-year term that coincides with their chair term on the APS Graduate Student Committee.

Roles and Responsibilities