General Council Alumnus Committee
The Alumnus Association was founded in 1926 at the instance of the General Council to further the interests of former students and to work for the good of the University. Members of the General Council are ipso facto members of the Association.
The Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University is the Honorary President of the Alumnus Association.
The Committee appoints the Editor(s) of the Alumnus Chronicle. The Alumni Relations Officer acts as Secretary to the Committee. Both Editor and Alumni Relations Officer are in attendance at meetings of the Committee. The Committee has power to co-opt additional members for specific purposes and to invite University officials to address its meetings.
The Committee comprises:
- a Convener
- four members elected by the General Council from its members
- three ex officio members namely the President of the Students Association, and the Convener and Vice Convener of the Business Committee of the General Council.
Committee of the Alumnus Association members are currently:
- Miss K M Patrick Convener (Until 2015)
- Mr J M North (until 2012)
- Mr G R C Scott (until 2013)
- Mrs A Ashton-Redlin (2014)
- Mr M Johnson (until 2016)
The Convener is elected by the General Council to serve for a term of five years and is then eligible to stand for immediate re-election. The other elected members are each elected for a period of five years and are not eligible for re-election until one year has elapsed from the date of demitting office. Retirements are on a rotational basis so that there is only one elected vacancy each year. Elections take place at the second statutory half-yearly meeting of the General Council. Casual vacancies will normally be filled initially by co-option. A person filling a casual vacancy will normally serve the remainder of that term and then be eligible for election for a full term of five years.