NATIONAL SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS MANUAL

Table of Contents
As of the March 2008 BOG Meeting

Title Page

Introduction

Section One — National Speleological Society

Description
  Aims and Objectives
  Founding
  Articles of Incorporation
  Speleological Societies in Other Countries
  Office Services
  National Speleological Foundation
  Table 1A: List of Foreign Speleological Clubs
  Table 1B: List of NSS Office Staff
  Table 1C: National Speleological Foundation Trustees
  Table 1D: List of NSS Member Services

Section Two — Constitution and Bylaws

Constitution of the National Speleological Society
Bylaws of the National Speleological Society

Section Three — Acts of the Board

Index to the Acts Sections

Section Four — Governing Bodies

Governing Bodies
Organization Charts
  Table 4A: List of Board of Governors Meetings
  Table 4B: List of Officers of the National Speleological Society
  Table 4C: Descriptions of Permanent Committees
  Table 4D: Current Personnel

  Table 4E: Past Chairmen of Selected Committees

Section Five — Internal Affairs

Internal Affairs
  Table 5A: List of Grottos
  Table 5B: List of Regional Associations
  Table 5C: List of Speleological Surveys

  Table 5D: List of Special Sections
  Table 5E: List of NSS National Conventions
  Table 5F: Growth of the National Speleological Society
  Table 5G: Meetings of the International Congress of Speleology
  Table 5H: International Union of Speleology

Section Six — Awards

Description of Awards
  Table 6A: List of Honorary Members
  Table 6B: List of William J. Stephenson Outstanding Service Award Winners
  Table 6C: List of Certificate of Merit Winners
  Table 6D: List of Fellows of the Society
  Table 6E: Ralph W. Stone Research Award Winners
  Table 6F: List of Lew Bicking Award Winners
  Table 6G: List of James G. Mitchell Award Winners
  Table 6H: List of Conservation Award Winners
  
Table 6I: List of Peter M. Hauer Spelean History Award Winners
  
Table 6J: List of Spelean Arts & Letters Award Winners
  Table 6K: List of Science Award Winners

Section Seven — Text of Obsolete and Repealed Acts

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Section Eight — Annual Budget

See Fiscal Information

Section Nine — Executive Policies

Index of Executive Policies
  President
  Administrative Vice President
  Executive Vice President
  Operations Vice President
  Secretary-Treasurer
  Directors

 

Comments/corrections to the BOG Manual should be sent to Vince Kappler

5/7/08