Election Update | US Air Force Academy AOG & Foundation

2021 AOG Election Results

The Board and the AOG staff sincerely thank all of the voting members for their active role in their Association of Graduates.

Directors
Congratulations to our five newly-elected Board Directors! We thank them in advance for their volunteer service to the Association of Graduates. (Listed in Class Order)

Hans Mueh	Class of 1966	(View bio)
Ginny Caine Tonneson	Class of 1980	(View bio)
Brian Bishop	Class of 1983	(View bio)
Kendra Lowe	Class of 2001	(View bio)
Emma Przybyslawski	Class of 2010	(View bio)

Bylaw Change
The AOG membership approved the bylaw amendments proposed by the Board of Directors.

Election Specifics

8,485 eligible members of the Association of Graduates voted

Quorum was achieved with 27.64% voting

Our Bylaws describe how amendments are approved. Per Article XII, Section 3:

"All amendments to Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation must be submitted to a vote of the members. A quorum of 25 percent of the membership eligible to vote is required for the vote to be valid. The amendment must be approved by the majority of that quorum."

With 8,485 members voting, at least 4,243 + 1 must have voted “Approve” for each amendment to pass.
Final election returns:

Bylaw #1: Article VII, Section 1: The CAS (Class Advisory Senate) will consist of not more than one graduate member selected by each graduated class. The President of the CAS will be an ex-officio member of the board, without vote.

The Board is deleting “without vote” ***** (An “approve” vote would delete the words “without vote” and enable the CAS president to vote on Board Motions

Approve 6,408
Disapprove 1,789
No Selection Made 288

Bylaw #2: Article XII, Section 1: The Bylaws will be reviewed periodically by the Governance Committee. The Board may propose and approve amendments to the Bylaws and/or Articles of Incorporation. All amendments must be approved by a two-thirds majority of the entire Board. Bylaws changes are effective immediately upon approval, unless otherwise specified.

The Board is adding “and approve” as well as last sentence “All amendments must be approved by a two-thirds majority of the entire Board. Bylaw changes are effective immediately upon approval, unless otherwise specified.” ***** (An “approve” vote would add the above wording and empower the Board to make Bylaws changes. This additional method of making Bylaws changes does not negate the ability for members to bring Bylaws changes to a vote of the membership.

Approve 5,567
Disapprove 2,672
No Selection Made 246

Class Competition
The top classes for voting percentage in each decade are:

1959-1969	1969	65.8%
1970-1979	1975	61.2%
1980-1989	1982	50.5%
1990-1999	1991	38.0%
2000-2009	2009	31.2%
2010-2020	2010	21.2%

A hearty congratulations to the classes with the highest voting percentage from each decade! The No. 1 class from each decade will have $500 added to its respective Class Gift Fund.

Again, the AOG Board and staff appreciate the members and thank them for voting.