American Aging Association Inc.

“The executive committee is composed of the chairperson of the board, the president, president-elect, senior vice-president, secretary, treasurer, immediate past president, and two members elected by the board of directors from the twenty (20) directors elected from the membership as a whole. The chairperson of the board, or in his absence, the president, will serve as chairperson.the committee conducts the affairs of the corporation in the intervals between regular annual meetings of the corporation. The constraints on their activity are the same as those on the board.”

“The organization contracts with alliance for aging research for management services. The management company reports to the organization's board of directors.”

“This corporation has five classes of members as indicated below, consisting of persons who support the purposes of this corporation, abide by the rules of conduct for membership, and make timely payment of such dues and fees as the board may fix from time to time. 1. Scientific members: such members will have a college degree(s), or equivalent training, in one or more areas related to biomedical gerontology, such as chemistry, biology or medicine. An individual may become a scietntific member of the american aging association upon submission of an application and payment of dues. The application will be reviewed by the credentials committee or their delegate(s); membership will be granted if it is deemed the applicant will be an asset to the organization. They shall have the right to vote and hold office. 2. Lay members: requirements are the same as for scientific members except that lay members lack training in areas related to biomedical gerontology. They shall have the right to vote and to hold all offices except those of president and president-elect.3. Fellows: an individual may become a fellow by application or invitation of the fellowship committee; in either case they should submit their cv and sponsoring letters from fellows. They shall have the right to vote and hold office. They shall pay dues. Requirements: major contributions to biomedial aging research as recognized by the fellowship review committee. This will usually consist of at least co-authorship of five or more publications in peer reviewed journals describing original investigations relevant to biomedical aging research with lead authorship on at least one paper. Approved fellowship applications will be voted on at the annual meeting of the board.4. Student members: a student may become a student member of the american aging association upon submission of an application with sponsorship by a faculty advisor and payment of dues. Advancement to regular membership will require review by the credentials committee. They shall not have the right to vote or to hold office.5. Trustee: members, either lay or scientific, who have been appointed by the board to serve as advisors to them. Their term is for five years. They may be reappointed again. They shall pay dues. They have the right to vote with the general membership. They can stand for an office; if elected, their appointment as trustee is voided. 6. Honorary members: the board of directors, by a 2/3 vote, may bestow honorary membership upon an individual who has made extraordinary contributions or who had provided extraordinary support to the american aging association. Honorary membership is a lifetime appointment. Honorary members do not have to pay dues and will have all registration fees waived for the annual meetings of the american aging asssociation. They have all other privileges of membership including the right to vote, to run for office and to serve on committees.”

“The members of the classes of membership having voting rights are entitled to vote, as set forth in the bylaws, on the election of directors and officers.”

“The members of the classes of membership having voting rights are entitled to vote, as set forth in the bylaws, on the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the corporation, on any merger and its principal terms and any amendment of those terms, on any elections to dissolve the corporation, on an amendment to the articles of incorporation, except as otherwise specified in the ohio nonprofit corporation law; and on the amendment or repeal of these bylaws, except as otherwise specified in the ohio nonprofit corporation law. In addition, members shall have all rights afforded members under the ohio nonprofit corporation law.”

“The form 990 is reviewed by the treasurer and the executive committee and signed by the board president before filing. The form 990 is presented to the full board at the next regularly scheduled board meeting.”

“The organization makes its bylaws available to the public on its website and financial statement information, as reflected in the form 990, is available to the public on guidestar.org.”