Ron Wasserstein, ASA Executive Director

Recognizing that the ASA’s primary governance documents had not been reviewed since the turn of the century, ASA President Wendy Martinez appointed a committee consisting of former ASA President Bob Rodriguez, ASA Vice President Kathy Monti, former Council of Chapters Chair Paula Roberson, former Council of Sections Chair Teri Utlaut, and me to undertake this task. The charge was not to overhaul the documents—there did not seem to be a need to do so—but rather to match them up with the current ASA practices.

The changes you will find to the ASA constitution and bylaws are put forward in that spirit. They were recommended by the committee and reviewed and approved for member review by the ASA Board of Directors. Where we thought it might be helpful, marginal comments briefly explain the reason for making a particular change. Taken as a whole, the changes will bring our governance documents up to date.

The board will vote in late November on accepting these changes. Per the rules set forth by our constitution and bylaws, the board seeks comments from ASA members on the proposed changes. Please send comments to me at ron@amstat.org by November 15, 2020.