American Aging Association Inc.

“Membership. The committee will be composed of 11 voting persons:a. (1) Chairperson,b. (1) President,c. (1) President-elect,d. (1) Secretary,e. (1) Treasurer,f. (1) The immediate Past-Presidentg. (4) The previous last four Past-Presidenth. (1) One member (the Member-at-Large) elected by the Board of Directors from the twenty (20) Directors elected from the membership as a whole.”

“The 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 college, graduate or medical degree(s), or equivalent training, in one or more areas related to biomedical gerontology, such as chemistry, biology or medicine. An individual meeting these requirements may become a scietntific member of the american aging association upon payment of dues. The age executive committee and the age board of directors reserves the right to review and reject new applications by a majority vote. Scientific members shall have the right to vote and hold office. 2. Lay members: requirements are the same as for scientific members except that lay members are not required to have a college, graduate or medical degree, and may lack training in areas related to biomedical gerontology. They shall have the right to vote and to hold all offices except those of president, president-elect and president-elect-elect.3. Fellows: scientific or lay members may become a fellow by nomination by another fellow. The nomination documents must be submitted to the awards committee. Fellows shall have the right ot vote and hold office while maintaining active membership. They shall pay dues.4. Trainee members: there are two sub-categories in this membership type, both of which include membership in the american aging association's trainee chapter: pre-baccalaureate trainees are those who are not yet qualifiied to be scientific members, but who are enrolled in a course of study at an accredited college or university or high school. To become a pre-baccalaureate trainee of the american aging association, the individual must be sponsored by a current scientific member of the association, and pay dues. They shall not have the reight to vote or to hold office. Post-baccalaureate trainees have a college degree (b.a., b.s. Or equivalent) and are either: 1) engaged in research with the intention of applying to graduate or medical school; 2) a current graduate student; 3) a current medical student; or 4) a postdoctoral trainee. They shall pay dues, and shall have the right to vote and to hold office.5. Honorary members: the board of directors, by a 2/3rds vote, may bestow honorary membership upon an individual who has made extraordinary contributions or who has 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, it is then approved and signed by the treasurer 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.”