ACRO Now Accepting Nominations for Board of Chancellors

The American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) is now accepting nominations for positions on its Board of Chancellors.

The College is managed by a volunteer Board of Chancellors elected by the membership and guided by the By-laws. The Board consists of 11 elected Chancellors made up of the Chair, the President (Chair Elect), the Vice-President (President Elect), the Secretary-Treasurer, the Chairs of each of the ACRO Standing Committees with the exception of the Ethics Committee (Governmental & Economic Affairs Committee, Standards Committee, Membership Committee, Science & Education Committee, Communications Committee, Finance & Development Committee, New Practitioner Committee, and Resident Committee). Once elected and during service to the College, Chancellors will be designated into their respective Committee leadership roles. Chancellors without an additional designation will be considered “at large” members of the Board. The Board meets in-person twice each year, at the Annual Meeting and at a mid-year meeting in October, and monthly by video conference throughout the year.

Elections are held annually prior to the College’s Annual Meeting. Each chancellor serves a 4-year term but not more than two consecutive terms. To be eligible for membership on the Board of Chancellors, the individual must be a duly licensed physician and a radiation oncologist whose principal business is radiation oncology. ACRO staff will review suggestions received from members to confirm eligibility of submitted names. Following the eligibility check, the ACRO nominating committee will review all eligible names and begin candidate interview or selection. The Nominating Committee will finalize and distribute the slate of candidates for the election.

If you or someone you know is interested in serving, please submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae using the form at the bottom of our ACRO Board of Chancellors webpage. Address your letter to Dr. Joanne Dragun, chair of the Nominating Committee.

If you have any questions please contact Fraser Cobbe at fraser@acro.org.

Process:

• The ACRO nominating committee will meet in late November to prepare a slate of nominees.
• Not less than 60 days before the Annual Meeting, the Nominating Committee shall distribute to the voting ACRO Membership the Committee's nominations for the Board of Chancellors, which will include nominations for the office of Vice-President, and for open Officer and Chancellor positions. Voting Members may also use the write-in method to nominate candidates of their choice. For write-in candidates to appear on the ballot, each of the nominations shall be supported by a nominating petition signed by at least 15 voting Members and shall be presented to the Nominating Committee not less than 45 days before the Annual Meeting.
• Not less than one month before the Annual Meeting, the Nominating Committee shall distribute ballots to all voting Members. Ballots shall be completed and submitted to the Nominating Committee at least two weeks before the Annual Meeting. Separate ballots will be distributed to all New Practitioner and Resident members eligible to vote in order to elect their respective Chairs.
• The results of the vote shall be announced at the Annual Meeting.
• The nominees who receive the most votes cast shall be elected. A tie for any ACRO office shall be resolved by a run-off election voted upon by the membership. The term of office of each individual shall begin at the conclusion of said Annual Meeting.
• Other details regarding the administration of College elections shall be at the discretion of the Board.

Term of Office:

• With the exception of the New Practitioner Committee and Resident Committee Chairs, members of the Board of Chancellors shall be elected to serve a term of four years. The term in office for the New Practitioner Committee and Resident Committee Chair is one year. A member of the Board of Chancellors, if nominated and elected, may serve more than one term.
• A Chancellor or officer who is absent from two (2) consecutive Board Meetings or fails to attend two of three consecutive Board meetings without the express permission of the President, must be reappointed or replaced by the Nominating committee and re-elected to the Board of Chancellors by the general membership in order to retain his or her seat on the Board.