SWEA By-Laws

Article I.	Membership and Dues
Section 1.	The membership requirements and dues in the SWEA are those set by the SSSA.
Section 2.	Participants in the annual meeting, except for guests of the Association, as determined by the SWEA Program Chair, must pay the SSSA registration fee.
Article II.	Duties of Officers and Executive Committee
Section 1.	The President shall preside at all business meetings of the Association and shall also preside at the Executive Committee. The President shall appoint all committees except the nominating committee. The President, along with the immediate Past-President shall represent the SWEA on the Executive Council of the SSSA.
Section 2.	The President-Elect shall serve as the SWEA Program Chair and publicize and organize the program for the annual meeting.
Section 3.	The Vice-President shall preside at any business meeting of the Association or its Executive Committee in the absence of the President and shall chair the SWEA Student Paper Awards Committee and shall succeed to the office of President in case of vacancy.
Section 4.	The Secretary-Treasurer shall record and preserve the minutes of all business meetings of the Association and the Executive Committee and shall deposit in an Association account all fees collected for the SWEA and allocations from the SSSA to pay all properly incurred Association expenses, keep a complete and accurate record of all financial transactions and submit those financial records for audit at a time designated by the President or the Executive Committee.
Section 5.	The Editor shall be responsible for all details incident to the publication of the journal of the SWEA but shall be guided by overall publication policies established by the SWEA.
Section 6.	The Executive Committee shall be empowered to act on behalf of the Association during the period intervening between annual meetings, to approve the proposed budget of the SWEA, and to conduct other business.
Article III.	Committees
Section 1.	The standing committees of the Association shall be: (a) Student Paper Competition (b) Nominating (c) Resolutions (d) Plenary Session (e) Budget and Financial Policies (f) Publications
Section 2.	The Nominating Committee shall consist of the three most recent Past-Presidents. Other standing committees of the Association shall be composed of at least three members.