Alumni Association Membership
All graduates of the College of Liberal Arts at Hamline University, all who have attended the college for one full semester or term (excluding present students), and all who have received an honorary degree from the college shall be members of the CLA Alumni Association.

Alumni Association Goals
The Association's goal is to promote the welfare of Hamline University and to establish a positive relationship between Hamline and its alumni.

Alumni Association Board of Directors
The Alumni Board of Directors is the governing body for the Alumni Association. The Board is made up of 16 directors and ten ex officio directors, who serve three-year terms. The bulk of the work of the Board is done through committees. The Board works closely with the CLA Alumni Relations Office and is staffed by the Executive Director of College of Liberal Arts Alumni Relations for the College. For more information, see the constitution.
 
 

HAMLINE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION

Revised October 6, 2001

I. Name, Status and Relationship: The name of the organization shall be the Hamline University College of Liberal Arts Alumni Association.  The Association is a part of the legal entity known as Hamline University.  Although part of the University, the Association shall act independently.  The College of Liberal Arts Alumni Association is part of an umbrella organization called the Associations of Hamline Alumni (AHA) which encompasses the existing alumni associations of the university.

II. Membership: All College of Liberal Arts graduates of Hamline University, all persons who have attended the College for one full semester or term (excluding present students), and all persons who have received an honorary degree from Hamline University shall be members of the Hamline University College of Liberal Arts Alumni Association.

III. Objective: The objective of the Association shall be to promote the welfare of Hamline University and to establish mutually beneficial relationships between and among Hamline and its alumni.  Specific aims and goals include: 

1.  To promote the social and educational 
    interests of its members and the financial 
    and educational interests of Hamline
    University.

2.  To keep alumni well informed about Hamline 
    and its activities.
3.  To establish and maintain alumni events and
    programs that capture and perpetuate alumni 
    interest in Hamline and provide suitable
    opportunities for meaningful involvement with
    the University.
4.  To be generators of and reactors to ideas,
    programs and activities of the University and
    to be valuable resource persons in the
    implementation of University programs.
5.  To cooperate with the Hamline University  
    Alumni Giving Office in developing and
    maintaining an effective fund-raising program
    that will generate both restricted and
    unrestricted funds for the University.
6.  To cooperate with the Strategic Planning
    Committee, the Department of University
    Relations, the Office of Admission and the
    Career Development Center in determining
    long-range plans and goals for the University. 7.  To encourage alumni participation on all
    University boards and committees.

V. Board of Directors: The Association shall be governed by a board of sixteen (16) local directors, plus as many as ten ex officio directors.  Directors shall be nominated by a nominating committee made up of current directors, selected by the full Board of Directors and approved by the Association as a whole.  Diversity, including but not limited to race, gender, and class year, shall be considered in selecting directors.

The President of Hamline University, the President of the Hamline University Student Congress and the Alumni Director shall be ex officio directors.  The immediate past President of the Alumni Association shall be an ex officio director for one year following his or her term.  One ex officio member will represent the Piper Athletic Association (PAA) Board of Directors and one ex officio member will represent the Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Committee.  Other ex officio directors may be added as deemed necessary by the Board of Directors.  Directors shall serve three-year terms.  Directors and elected ex officio directors may be re-elected any number of times, but are limited to two consecutive terms.

A quorum for the transaction of business at any Board meeting shall consist of at least seven directors, including ex officio directors.  The affirmative vote of a majority of directors present at a meeting shall be necessary to take action.  All directors (including ex officio directors) shall be voting members.  The Board shall meet regularly at least once in the fall and once in the spring.  The Board President shall set the exact time, date and place for meetings, and written notice shall be given at least seven days before each regular meeting.

VI. Officers: The Board of Directors shall elect a president from its membership at its regular spring meeting.  Other officers may be elected by the Board as needed. Each officer will serve a two-year term.

VII. Contributions: There are no membership dues, but Association members are encouraged to make annual financial contributions to Hamline University.

VIII. Amendment of Constitution: This Constitution may be amended at any Annual Meeting of the Hamline University College of Liberal Arts Alumni Association or at any special meeting of the Hamline University College of Liberal Arts Alumni Association, provided that the proposed amendment has been given one reading at a Board of Directors meeting.  Adoption of the amendment shall require a majority vote of the Association members present.

IX. Bylaws: The Board of Directors may adopt, amend, alter and repeal Bylaws as necessary to further the purposes of the Association.  Proposed changes must be approved by a majority vote of Board members at any Board meeting.  

Committees

Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee shall nominate candidates for President, for committee chairs, for Board members, and for University awards. The President, past President (when the past President is still on the Board), and the alumni director of the college shall serve on the Nominating Committee, along with a Board member or members.
--from the Alumni Board Constitution By-Laws,
section B, part 1

Current members of the Nominating Committee are:

Rushik Mehta '00
Tiffaney Bakken Clark '93
Carmen Dukes Herzog '59
Betsy Brenden Radtke '89

Reunion and Events Committee

The Reunion and Events Committee shall plan events of interest to the alumni and alumnae of Hamline University.
--from the Alumni Board Constitution By-Laws,
section B, part 1

Current members of the Reunion and Events Committee are:

Jill Rigelman Johnson '71
Kim Hirsch '92

Strategic Planning Committee

The Strategic Planning Committee shall oversee financial and fundraising operations of the Alumni Board, as well as any other activities requiring longer-term focus and not falling under the responsibilities of another committee.
--from the Alumni Board Constitution By-Laws,
section B, part 3

Current members of the Reunion and Events Committee are:

Eric Rucker '90
Jason Lien '94
Rollie Seltz '46

Student Relations Committee

The Student Relations Committee shall seek to foster amicable relations between alumni and students of Hamline University. For example, the committe may plan activities or programs in conjunction with the Admissions Office or with the Career Development Center that are of mutual interest to students and to alumni.
--from the Alumni Board Constitution By-Laws
section B, part 4

Current members of the Student Relations Committee are:

Mary Dalbotten '66
Tamara Peterson '80
Denis Woulfe '79
Victoria Plugaru '05

GOLD - Graduates of the Last Decade Steering Committee

The Graduates of the Last Decade Steering Committee shall plan events of particular interest to alumni and alumnae who are within ten (10) years of graduation, provide networking opportunities, help young alumni and alumane remain connected to Hamline University immediately after their graduation, and identify issues of interest to the group with which the University might assist.
--from the Alumni Board Constitution By-Laws,
section B, part 5

Tiffaney Bakken Clark ’93
Stillwater, MN 

Betsy Brenden Radtke ’89 ex officio 
Alumni Director 

Ivy Cotone ex offico
Student Alumni Board

Mary Dalbotten ’66
Kenyon, MN

Fernando Delgado ex officio
CLA Dean

Dick Duerre ’52
Bloomington, MN

Carmen Dukes Herzog ’59
Bloomington, MN

Linda Hanson ex officio
University President

Kim Hirsch ’92
Saint Francis, MN

Bud Jensen ’64 ex officio
Piper Athletic Association

Dick Klaus ex officio
Alumni Annual Fund Board of Directors

Jason Lien ’94
Saint Paul, MN

Rushik Mehta ’00 President
Savage, MN

Tamara Peterson ’80
Maplewood, MN

Jill Rigelman Johnson ’71
Plymouth, MN

Eric Rucker ’90
Minneapolis, MN

Rollie Seltz ’46
Shoreview, MN

John Silliman ’65
Roseville, MN

Kent Sulem ’89
Minneapolis, MN

Denis Woulfe ’79
Shoreview, MN