Governance Committee

Purpose:

To oversee bylaws compliance, make recommendations for bylaws changes, and oversee member and chapter eligibility issues.

Expected Outcomes:

1. Conduct an evaluation of and make recommendations regarding the interaction between grade point average and the top 35% of the class when either criterion is changed and its effect on numbers and characteristics of potential inductees.
2. Make recommendations regarding the assessment of “professional leadership potential” for student candidates for membership.
3. Develop guidelines and make recommendations regarding standards of academic achievement for student candidate membership.
4. Develop guidelines and make recommendations for evaluating the eligibility of students from institutions other than the one in which the chapter is housed.
5. Evaluate and make recommendations regarding fixed chapter representation (2 delegates per chapter) versus representation by the size of the chapter at the House of Delegates.
6. Develop recommendations for appropriate bylaws amendments.
7. Oversee process of reviewing applications for chapter charter and charter amendment, with special attention to measure academic achievement, and make recommendations to Board of Directors.
8. Review applications for honorary membership and make recommendations to the Board of Directors.

2007-2009 Members:

• Linda Cooper, RN, PhD - CHAIR (Canada)
• Pamela Autrey, RN, PhD, MBA, MSN (USA)
• Suzanne Beltz, PhD, APRN, BCC (USA)
• Geralyn Frandsen, RN, EdD (USA)
• Amy McClune, RN, PhD (USA)
• Carole Pepa, RN, PhD (USA)
• Bonnie Wright, RN, PhD, CCHNc (USA)
• Beth Baldwin Tigges, RN, PhD, CPNP, BC - Board Liaison (USA)
• Constance Sobon Sensor, RN, MSN, CTN, CCRN - RCCC Liaison (USA)