Alumni Association Elections

The Lenoir-Rhyne University Alumni Association Board of Directors, dedicated to the goals of the university’s Board of Trustees, is evolving to become more innovative, agile, experimental and responsive to its members and the university’s needs. 

Board members tackle difficult issues, explore traditional and nontraditional ways to address them, challenge each other in a collegiate spirit and work together to advance Lenoir-Rhyne University. 

The association's nominations committee seeks candidates who will bring the necessary wisdom, effectiveness, candor and creative thinking to the board. 

In choosing potential board nominees, the nominations committee will focus on how nominees’ skills, achievements and perspectives will help advance the university to evolve most productively. 

In the nomination statement on this form, please comment directly and specifically on these four dimensions of the nominee’s qualifications for board membership (or your own, in the case of self-nominations), in addition to whatever other attributes you believe the nominations committee should consider. 

The following provides an overview of what it means to be a member of the Lenoir-Rhyne Alumni Association Board.

Board Member Responsibilities

• Board members support Lenoir-Rhyne University and the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees through the administration. 
• Set strategic direction for the Association to meet the needs of its members and the Lenoir-Rhyne community. 
• Review potential plans to engage and reengage alumni. 
• Give to The Fund for Lenoir-Rhyne in order to not only serve as an example, but to support higher education for current and future LRU students. 
• Serve as ambassadors of Lenoir-Rhyne University to prospective students, current alumni, and potential friends of the university. 

Board Member Meetings

The Alumni Association meets three times per calendar year on the Lenoir-Rhyne University campus, between a half and a full day.

• April or May – During Alumni Weekend (dates vary annually) 
• July (summer board retreat – Friday and Saturday) 
• October – The Friday of Homecoming 

As directed by the current Alumni Association Board president, board members have the capability to confer via conference call and a private listserv. 

Board Member Service Term

The Alumni Association president, president-elect and vice presidents are elected annually and hold office for one year, or until their successors have been elected and their election officially announced. 

The secretary is appointed by the incoming president. Directors shall be elected for a term of three years, with six directors elected each year, and hold office until their successor has been elected and their election officially announced. 

Board Member Compensation

Board members receive no compensation or honorarium for their services, but all meal expenses that take place on campus during meetings are paid for from the Alumni Association Budget. The real reward for serving as a board member is knowing you are shaping the Association's future and deciding how to fulfill its role of advancing higher education by promoting alumni involvement. 

Board members act in the interest of the Board of Trustees and the Alumni Association. Therefore, those you nominate (yourself included, if you choose) should possess qualities of vision and leadership and be able to commit the time and energy required for a three-year term beginning (in some cases and subject to change) the Saturday of Alumni Weekend.