Committees

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Citations/Awards/Scholarships

Purpose: To solicit nominations and to select and recommend to the Board of Directors persons or organizations to be recipients of all Society awards.

Members: Chair, Vice-Chair, one or two members from each Region and from each Branch

Finance and Development

Purpose: To work with the Executive Director in the preparation of the budget, and make recommendations to the Board concerning the annual budget to be approved. Also, work
with the President, Ways & Means Chair and Executive Director on ways to generate additional income to insure and enhance educational goals and membership services of the Society.

Members: Chair, Vice-Chair, Past-Chair, one member from each Region, the President, the President-Elect, the Past- President.

Institute Planning

Purpose: To prepare a plan, select sessions and speakers, plan the special events, public relations, and host the Annual Institute. Members: Chair, Vice-Chair, President-Elect, Professional Development Chair, the Board Member from the Region of the Institute, representative of the Texas Parks & Wildlife and the Texas Parks and Recreation Foundation, a member from each Branch as appointed by the Branch Presidents.

Membership

Purpose: To solicit new members to join the Society and urge those whose membership has lapsed to renew their membership.

Members: Chair, Vice-Chair, one member from each Region, Branch Presidents.

Election/Bylaws

Purpose: To solicit and receive nominations for elected offices and to recommend candidates for each position to the Board of Directors. To respond to directives from the Board in drafting appropriate wording for all Constitutional or Bylaws amendments authorized by the Board for consideration by the membership.