Call for Nominations for the Position of President of the Old Edwardian Society

The ever dynamic Richard McEvoy (president 2015 - 2017).

At Old Edwardian Society's AGM held on 11 December 2017 important changes were made to the Constitution in respect of the position of the Society's President.

The most important change is that the requirements needed by the candidate have been changed in order to allow a greater number of members to be eligible to hold this position.

As a result, the President of the Society now only needs to:

• Be a member of good standing of the Society of not less than five years of consecutive membership if a past pupil of King Edward VII Schools, or 
• Be a member of good standing of the Society of not less than ten years of consecutive membership if not a past pupil of King Edward VII Schools.

Since the manner of electing the President has largely remained unchanged, in that an electoral college consisting of the Executive Committee of the Society and the Chairpersons of the Sub-Clubs of the Society elects the President from nominations received from the Society, the Executive hereby requests members of the Society to submit nominations to the Administrator (mwoldeds@mweb.co.za) by no later than 17H00 on Tuesday, 23 January 2018.

Please note that all nominations must be accompanied by a letter of acceptance as signed by the nominee.

All members, should however note that no person may accept nomination or appointment as the President if to his knowledge he is ineligible or disqualified from being a director of companies in terms of section 69 (8) of the Companies Act No. 71 of 2008.

Please be mindful that when nominating the President of the Society the following should be considered (not limited to); 

• Conduct oneself fitting of such an Honour
• Attendance of all monthly Executive Meetings
• Attendance of all monthly Sub Club Meetings
• Be an active member on the Society Executive
• Attendance of all ceremonial and general Society and Sub Club functions and events
• Present an annual report at the Society Annual General Meeting
• Attendance of the Society Traditions Committee meetings  
• Attendance of all ceremonial King Edward VII Preparatory (KEPS) and King Edward VII School (KES) functions and events

• Laying of the Society wreath at the School’s annual Armistice memorial service held at the School Cenotaph
• Attendance of all King Edward Educational Trust (KEET) quarterly meetings held at the School
• Represent the Society at KEET functions and events