By-Laws for the USMA Class of 1979 

ARTICLE I
Duties of Class Officers

SECTION 1. President. The Class President shall coordinate the affairs of the Class and shall preside over the Executive Board and at Class functions and meetings. The President shall assume leadership for the business aspects of the class to include reunion planning, replacing Class Officers, setting up special or ad hoc committees, attending the annual Class Leaders Conference hosted by the Association of Graduates, etc.

SECTION 2. Vice President. The Vice President shall assist the President and shall preside in his absence. He shall also serve as Vice President of the Board.

SECTION 3. Secretary. The Class Secretary shall maintain records of the affairs and business of the Class and will assist the President in any administration pertinent to the Class. He shall ensure minutes are kept of Class meetings. The Secretary shall forward copies of all minutes to the AOG to be placed in the Class archives. The Secretary shall coordinate with the Association of Graduates to prepare and maintain a Class Roster. The Secretary shall coordinate the sending of flowers to funerals of class members and coordinate all gifts provided by the Class for any purpose. The Secretary shall maintain lists of class sons and daughters who are attending West Point. The Secretary shall coordinate all class mailings not specifically associated with reunion activities.

SECTION 4. Treasurer. The Class Treasurer shall attend to the finances of the Class and shall maintain records of all transactions. The Treasurer shall make such disposition from the Class funds as are authorized in Articles III and IV of these By-laws. The Treasurer shall ensure that the most recent balance of the Class funds and a record of transactions are reported to the Board at least annually. The Treasurer shall report all account balances to the Class at each reunion business meeting.  The Treasurer shall have the staff responsibility for the Class Gift and shall include status in his annual report.

SECTION 5. Historian/Scribe. The Class Historian/Scribe shall maintain the Class archives and all permanent records of significance to the Class and shall forward all copies of such to the AOG Class archives. He shall actively record and report Class activities through the Class column in each ASSEMBLY and shall ensure the publication of Class obituaries.

SECTION 6. Information Systems Officer. The Information Systems Officer shall be responsible for establishing and maintaining the Class home page on the World Wide Web, with or linked to the AOG website; for posting information pertinent to the Class on the home page; and for maintaining and moderating the Class List Server for the exchange of electronic mail. The Information Systems Officer shall be the focal point for e-mail addresses.  The Information Systems Officer shall assure that address and email address changes, as well as address changes when they are provided, are passed on to the Association of Graduates and Class Secretary. The Information Systems Officer shall have primary responsibility for enhancing and improving class communications through technology and/or other means.

SECTION 7.  Honorary Class Officers and Regular Class Officers.  As described in the Constitution of the Class of 1979, any Class Officers who are not re-elected to their positions become Honorary Class Officers for the rest of their lives.  Class Officers who are serving current terms of office are referred to as Regular Class Officers, and they are responsible for the daily operation of the Class's business, within guidelines established by the Executive Board and the Class.  Honorary Class Officers become the members of the Emeritus Committee, which shall be available as an advisory panel of consultants to the Regular Class Officers, the Executive Board, or the Class on any matter deemed necessary.