Association of Graduates
Board of Directors

The Board is composed of 16 directors: 11 elected directors, four appointed directors and one ex-officio director who serves as the president of the Class Advisory Senate. Elected and appointed directors serve four-year terms and may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.

The Board may update the bylaws.

The Board may amend the bylaws at its discretion. Any member may propose a change by submitting it to a Board member for consideration. Alternatively, a member may submit a proposed amendment directly to the membership for a vote by securing signatures from at least 5% of all voting members.

The Class Advisory Senate is is composed of one representative from each class. Several classes are currently without representation. If you are an AOG member interested in volunteering to serve on the CAS, contact both your class president and the CAS president.

Elections are held biennially during odd-numbered years.

The Board holds quarterly meetings, typically in February (virtually), April, July and October. Meetings are open to all members. The Board posts minutes of the meetings on the website as well as the agenda for the next meeting, typically two weeks prior to the meeting.

The current process for approving Board minutes begins with the Board secretary and AOG staff drafting the initial minutes. This draft is sent to the Board chair for preliminary review and edits. A revised version is then shared with all directors for input. Feedback from directors is incorporated into a Board-coordinated draft, which may be recirculated if substantive changes are made.

According to AOG bylaws, the goal is to post "approved" minutes within five days. However, the Board chair has the discretion to release "provisional" minutes before formal approval to keep the membership informed in a timely manner. Please note that minutes are not officially "approved" until a formal vote is taken at the next Board meeting. Until then, "provisional" minutes serve as informational and are considered unapproved.

The nominating committee is a statutory committee of the Board responsible for identifying, recruiting and maintaining a pool of qualified candidates for service on the Board of Directors and Board committees.

Any AOG member may be placed on the election ballot without review by the nominating committee by submitting a petition signed by at least 25 other AOG members.

AOG members interested in serving on the Board or a Board committee should review the director eligibility requirements and nominating procedures. For additional information, members are encouraged to contact the chair of the nominating committee or the AOG office.

In November of even-numbered years, the nominating committee must submit to the Board a slate of candidates, presenting at least two nominees for each vacancy to be filled.

Class Advisory Senate: The bylaws establish a Class Advisory Senate to provide advice and opinion to the Board of Directors. The senate consists of a representative from each class selected by the class. The senate will meet at least annually.

Association of Graduates Board of Directors meeting minutes for the past four years are available at the links below. Please reach out to Col. (Ret.) Michael "Baja" Cornelius '00 at michael.cornelius@usafa.org to request meeting minutes prior to this timeframe.