The Board of Directors shall consist of one ex officio director, who shall be the Dean of the School Journalism and Mass Communication, and not less than 18 nor more than 30, as fixed or changed from time to time by a majority of the directors then in office, elected directors, who shall be elected as provided in Section 2 of this Article III.
The elected directors shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, and shall be elected for terms of three years each. At each annual meeting of the Board of Directors, directors shall be elected to fill the seats in that class of directors whose terms are then expiring. A director’s term will begin on January 1 following his or her election and end on December 31. A person shall not be elected as a director for more than two successive terms, but after the expiration of at least one year after completing two successive terms, such person shall be eligible for election for another term as a director; provided, however, when a person shall have been elected to fill an unexpired term of another person as director, the remainder of that unexpired term shall not be deemed to constitute a full term for the purposes of this sentence. The Board of Directors may fill vacancies on the Board occurring between annual meetings of the Board of Directors. Election of directors need not be by ballot, but may be conducted as determined by a majority of the members of the Board present at a meeting at which a quorum is present, and the nominees, up to the number to be elected, receiving the greatest number of votes shall be the duly elected directors. Each director shall hold office until death, resignation, retirement, removal, disqualification or until the director’s successor is elected and qualified.
