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Eligibility for Membership
National Society Requirements
Undergraduate
Students
To be recognized as a
Regular Member in the national honors society, students must demonstrate
continued leadership, initiative, and integrity at an approved college or
university, and in a curriculum approved by the Board of Trustees of the
society. The student must have obtained high stature in the field
of metallurgical or materials engineering, either through outstanding scholarly
activity, research, or service to the profession. They must also obtain
the following qualities:
1. To be eligible for election as a Regular Member, an undergraduate student must be of Junior or Senior status. The student must have completed at least nine semester credit hours, or the equivalent in his/her major area. He/she must have attended an approved college or university for at least two full quarters or one semester.
2. The student must be in the cumulative upper one third (1/3) scholastically of all students working toward a degree in the pertinent curriculum or degree-granting unit.
3. He/she must be recommended by a faculty member to the secretary of the local chapter or the Board of Trustees of the society, or if no local chapter exists, by a faculty member who is him/herself a member of the society.
Graduate Students
For a graduate student to be eligible for Regular Membership in Alpha Sigma Mu, they must possess similar qualities as listed above. They must show continuous leadership, initiative, and integrity at a college or university, and in a curriculum approved by the Board of Trustees of the society. He/she must have obtained high stature in the field of metallurgical or materials engineering, either through outstanding scholarly activity, research, or service to the profession. They must also obtain the following qualities:1. To be eligible for election as a Regular Member, a graduate student must be recommended by a faculty member to the secretary of the local chapter or to the Board of Trustees. If no chapter exists, a faculty member who is him/herself a member of the society must submit a recommendation.
2. The student must have completed at least nine semester hours, or the equivalent at the graduate level at an approved college or university.
Other Persons
To be eligible for election to Regular Member, a person should be well-known and respected nationally or regionally for his/her contributions to science or engineering fields relating to metallurgy and/or materials. Regular members may be elected by chapters or by the National Board of Trustees. They must also obtain the following qualities:1. A candidate may be elected to Regular Member by an active member if he/she meets the qualifications listed in the society constitution, Sections 4, 5, or 6. See link on the toolbar to the left for the society constitution. Elections require 2/3 affirmative vote of the members present at a chapter meeting and should include unanimous vote of all faculty members present who are themselves members of the society.
2. Regular or Honorary Members are elected by a majority affirmative vote of the Board of Trustees, after their nomination by any member of the society. Honorary Members also may be nominated by active members, in which case additional weight is given the nomination over nominations made by individuals. The chapter requires the approval of the faculty advisor and a 3/4 affirmative vote of all members present at the chapter meeting where the matter is taken up. Nomination to Honorary Membership is usually limited to an individual who is already a Regular Member and who meets the qualifications outlined in the constitution. Wherever possible the nomination of an Honorary Member should be transmitted to the national secretary of the society by the chapter secretary. All nominations should be accompanied by a detailed description of the nominee's qualifications.
3. Election to any membership becomes final when the
elected person signs a registration card, to be provided by and filed with
the national secretary, and when he/she discharged any other obligations
required for his/her membership.
4. A distinguished Life Member may be nominated by the unanimous action of a chapter with supporting documentation submitted to the Board of Trustees through the Secretary one month prior to the Annual Board of Trustees Meeting, or by a member of the Board of Trustees at an Annual Meeting. Election of a Distinguished Life Member shall be by the unanimous action of the members fo the Board of Trustees in attendance at an Annual Meeting of the Board.
Gamma Chapter Requirements for Active Membership
Once the student or faculty member has been elected as a Regular Member in the national Alpha Sigma Mu society, he/she must continue to demonstrate the qualities listed above, in addition to continued involvement in the society and Materials Science department. Beginning the Fall semester of 2007, the following new traits are required for chapter recognition for Active Membership.Each member of the society must earn 10 member points per academic semester to be recognized as an Active Member of the Michigan Gamma chapter of Alpha Sigma Mu. Each point will correlate to about one half hour of devotion to Alpha Sigma Mu related events in most cases. Points are assigned as listed below:
- 1 point for attendance in each Alpha Sigma Mu chapter meeting, held bi-weekly.
(Note: If Regular Member has reasonable explanation for absence in chapter meeting, he/she may apply for consideration in point
reimbursement by chapter officers).
- 2 points per hour of tutoring.
- 3 points for attending ASM (American Society for Metals) monthly dinner meetings, usually located at the Vladimir's restaurant in Farmington Hills.
- Points are to be assigned by chapter officers per event (roughly 2 points per hour of service).
At the end of the academic school year (end of Spring semester), active members will be recognized at Michigan's annual Materials Science awards banquet. The active member with the most accumulated points at the end of the academic year will receive an award at the banquet for the dedication and contributions to Alpha Sigma Mu, and to the Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department.
For further questions, contact chapter President at asm.pres@umich.edu
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