Class Officer Nomination

The general business of each class is conducted by a set of officers who are elected every five years. While class organizations vary, the Class of 76 recommends that each class elect a president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, and Webmaster. Good officers make the difference in class activities, and careful attention should be given to our selection.

Officers are elected for five-year terms at their quinquennial reunions. Terms run from January 1 after the reunion through December 31 in the year of the next reunion.

All information that you submit will be kept confidential. Please use this form to nominate your class officers.

Thank you and we look forward to working with you for your reunion.

Please view the class officer descriptions and enter your nominations.

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Please enter the nominees name and position. See section below for descriptions of the different positions. You can nominate yourself or one of your class member.

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Position:	President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Webmaster

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President
The president is the chief executive officer of the class and takes the lead in determining class objectives. The president also works with all class officers to ensure that the class' interest is being observed in matters of finance, publicity, news of classmates, informal reunions, and fundraising programs. The president maintains contact with Gallaudet on behalf of the class.

The president, after consultation with the Alumni Association, is responsible for the appointment of a class agent, a reunion chair, a reunion gift chair, and possibly webmasters. The careful selection of class officers is vital to an energetic, active class. The president may be asked to fill officer vacancies arising between class officer elections.

The class president selects the reunion and reunion gift chairs 12 to 24 months in advance of a reunion. These chairs, with advice from the president and the Alumni Association staff, recruit their own committees. The president sits on both the reunion gift and the reunion planning committees. Coordinating the work is a major responsibility of the class president. The president also assists the class agent with class fundraising activities and is involved in stewardship activities for recipients of class gift funds.

Recognizing the efforts of officers who do a good job is an important role for the president.

Vice president
The vice president works with the class president and other officers in planning, organizing, and implementing class programs. In the absence of the president, the vice president exercises the powers and duties of the president.

Secretary
Secretary keeps excellent records of the whereabouts and activities of classmates and actively solicit and communicate news about class members.

In addition to preparing the class notes, secretary may conduct a variety of communications initiatives: sending out emails; calling or visiting classmates; gathering news; listing names in each column of classmates from whom they want to hear; and enlisting the help of other class members in gathering material.

Secretary receives supporting materials prepared by the Alumni Association Class Programs staff. Examples include an updated class list; lists of missing and deceased classmates; and an update on students supported by scholarships the class has funded. The email list can be a particularly effective means to gather news for the class notes column and to generate interest in reunions and other class activities.

Treasurer
The treasurer serves a critical role for the alumni class. While the president is responsible for overall leadership and for coordinating with all officers, the treasurer is the most called-upon officer involved in strategic planning and finances for every program the class undertakes.

The term of a class treasurer begins on January 1, following the election during reunions, and ends five years later after the next class reunion. The first two months of the treasurer's term is a training period during which the new treasurer works with the outgoing treasurer to finalize the payment of all reunion expenses and learn the specifics of the role.

The treasurer is responsible for the financial resources and liabilities of the class. The treasurer budgets and disburses class funds to pay necessary and authorized charges and maintains all financial records of the class. One of the treasurer's most important functions is to serve as reunion treasurer, working in close collaboration with the reunion chair and reunion staff. The class account that the treasurer maintains will be used to pay for class expenses associated with class reunions, e.g., publicity, newsletters, informal reunions, catering, etc. In most classes, the treasurer gives a financial report setting forth the amount, management, and disposition of the class funds at each meeting of the class.

Class Webmaster
The class webmaster creates and maintains a class Web page, linked to the Alumni Association Web site. Class of 76 provides server space and limited technical assistance. A webmaster should have knowledge of or strong interest in learning HTML or Web site development software and an interest in creating strong communication vehicles for his or her class. Web Site Builder, an online tool that allows class webmasters to create templated Web pages, is available for volunteers who do not know HTML.

Visit our Class of 76 directory, Update our Class of 76 directory , Gallaudet Alumni Email Updates, and your profile. Check, review and update your new profile to make sure it is correct before your information will be compiled into a 1976 Biography Book online before or on October 1, 2011.