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2008–2009 AAA COMMITTEES


FINANCE COMMITTEE
(Standing Committee of the Association)

Charge:

The Finance Committee is responsible for monitoring the financial goals of the Association and assisting in achieving those goals.

Membership:

The Finance Committee includes the President and President-Elect, Vice President-Finance, Vice President-Professional Relations, and other members appointed by the President with staggered terms of three years for continuity purposes. The Chair of the committee shall alternate between the two VP's above, presiding for one year in their second year of office on the Executive Committee.

Meetings:

The Finance Committee meets at the Annual Meeting and in the winter (generally February) to review financial condition of the association, discuss important related issues, and approve the budget. Other meetings of the committee or its sub-committees or task forces may be scheduled in person or by teleconference at the discretion of the Chair. The Chair reports regularly to the Executive Committee on the committee's activities and recommendations. A quorum shall consist of half the number of members plus one.

Responsibilities:

The Finance Committee is responsible for monitoring the financial goals of the Association and assist in achieving those goals including but not limited to:

  • Review the previous minutes, reports and other important background material.
  • Evaluate additional or alternative ways to finance existing Association activities.
  • Plan financial strategies for Association initiatives and activities.
  • Approve the following fiscal year’s budget and revisions to the current year’s budget for recommendation to the Executive Committee.
  • Monitor the investment of AAA funds in accordance with established Executive Committee policies and procedures.
  • Review, as needed, Association costs and recommend changes, as appropriate.
  • Undertake special initiatives concerning the financial goals and strategies of the Association as directed by the President or Executive Committee.
  • Review and prepare a recommendation for the Executive Committee on the desirability of dues increases or altering the dues structure as well as Annual Meeting fees of the AAA.
  • The Chair prepares and sends a progress report twice every term-year, with deadlines of October 29th 2008 and March 4th 2009, to the Executive Committee Liaison, AAA President, and Executive Director regarding accomplishments or modifications.

Chair:

Robert Daugherty – 3 – 08/2010
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
robert.j.daugherty@us.pwc.com

Members:

Name
Affiliation

Email

Term
Length

Term
Expires

Sue Haka, President
Michigan State University

haka@bus.msu.edu

2

08/2009

Nancy Bagranoff
Old Dominion University

nbagranoff@odu.edu

2

08/2010

Joseph Carcello
University of Tennessee

jcarcell@utk.edu

2

08/2009

Tony Tinker
Baruch College

Tony_Tinker@baruch.cuny.edu

3

08/2009

Jerold Zimmerman
University of Rochester

zimmerman@simon.rochester.edu

3

08/2009

Stacy Kovar
Kansas State University

skovar@ksu.edu

3

08/2009

Elizabeth Oliver
Washington & Lee University

olivere@wlu.edu

3

08/2010

Ken Shaw
University of Missouri

shawke@missouri.edu

3

08/2011

William Pasewark
Texas Tech University

w.pasewark@ttu.edu

3

08/2011

Teri Yohn
Indiana University

tyohn@indiana.edu

3

08/2011

Chris Wolfe
Texas A&M University

cjwolfe@tamu.edu

4

08/2011

EC Liaison:

Robert Daugherty
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
robert.j.daugherty@us.pwc.com

 

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