V. COMMITTEES
 
                      V. A. APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES
 
      (Section of the constitution and by-laws applicable to this section:
VI I.)
 
                           V. A. 1. ELIGIBILITY
 
      Committee membership is open to all individual members of the
Association and to all persons designated as institutional representatives.
 
                      V. A. 2. METHOD OF APPOINTMENT
 
      Chairs of committees are appointed by the President in consultation
with the Board and other parties as appropriate except when otherwise
specified.  Other committee members are appointed by the President in
consultation with the chair of the committee and the Board except when
otherwise specified.
 
                         V. A. 3. TERMS OF OFFICE
 
      The term of office of all committee members expires at the conclusion
of each annual meeting.  Except when otherwise specified, committee chairs
may be reappointed to terms comprising normally no more than 4 consecutive
years while other committee members may be reappointed indefinitely.
 
                        V. A. 4. EX OFFICIO MEMBERS
 
      Ex officio members have the same privileges and obligations as other
committee members.  The President may serve ex officio on all committees
except the Nominating Committee.
 
                           V. A. 5. RESIGNATION
 
      The resignation of a committee member is addressed to the President
who may appoint an individual to fill the vacancy.
 
                          V. A. 6. SUBCOMMITTEES
 
      The President constitutes subcommittees according to the procedures
described above for committees.  Subcommittees are responsible to and
report to the parent committee.