| HIM / Biotech Alumni Newsletter
Letter
from the Kellogg HIM / Biotechnology Alumni Board President
Greetings Fellow Alumni:
Board Officers Ted Pfieffer, Jason Scarlett, and myself
led a recent effort to update and focus the roles and responsibilities
of Alumni Board members. As I will be rotating out of the
Presidency (but remaining on the Board), the roles of the
new officers – President (Ted Pfieffer), VP/Treasurer
(Jason Scarlett), and Interim Secretary (Rebecca Wildman) – remain
as in the Association’s charter (bylaws). The member
roles, approved at a recent Board meeting, are as follows
(more than one Board member may be involved with the activities):
School Liaison -- facilitates
communication between the Board and school. Specific duties
include:
- Representative
to student club(s)
- Works
with Program staff on student scholarships/awards
- Identifies
opportunities to participate in and support student/alumni
activities
- Communicates
Association programs/activities to students
- Representative
to Kellogg Alumni Office
Programming -- develops
and coordinates events for Association members and non-members,
including speakers, symposia, and
networking events. Specific duties, in coordination with
Program leadership, include:
- Brainstorm
potential events, formats, and speakers
- Solicit
potential speakers
- Work
with Communications to develop promotional materials
Sponsor Development -- provides/coordinates
Board support of Program efforts to develop outside sponsors,
particularly
around programs (e.g. MacEachern). Specific duties, in coordination
with Program leadership, include:
- Establish
annual and per-event sponsorship goals
- Create/adopt
guidelines for solicitation of sponsors (in conjunction
with Program and School practices)
- Design
sponsorship opportunities
- Identify
potential/target sponsors
- Coordinate
sponsor solicitation
Communications -- develops
communication links with/among Association members, and
promotes Association events. Specific
duties include:
- Oversight
of Association web site maintenance and development
- Even
advertising and promotion
- Contributions
to Program newsletter
Membership Development -- grows the roster
of active (dues paying) Association members and coordinates
efforts in selection
of Alumni Award recipients. Specific duties include:
- Develop
and maintain member contact information
- Establish
annual membership goals
- Lead
outreach to potential members, including specific recruitment
of new healthcare/biotech
graduates
- Recommend
membership dues policies
- Induce/facilitate
members registration and dues payment
And, indeed, the Alumni Board is interested in adding some
additional members.
Want to become involved? If you are interested in being
considered for the open slots, you may want to send a resume
to Ted Pfieffer at TedP@tiber.com, then join us on the Board
conference call on either of two dates (August 20 or September
24) both at 6 pm (CST) with the following call-in information:
phone: 1-800-659-1081; conference Chair will be Ted Pfieffer.
Regards,
Tracy Heilman
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