# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S319 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) HIGHER EDUCATION 319 PRESENT WORDING 6.79 Modified Service and Retirement a. The president of a synodical institution may be hon- orably retired from his presidential responsibilities at the end of the school year in which he attains the age of 60, or after 15 years of service as president at the same school. He shall be relieved of his presidential responsibility at the end of the school year in which he reaches the age of 65. b. Administrative officers of a synodical institution ordi- narily shall not be reappointed to their positions after they reach the age of 65. Continued administrative service after that shall be on the basis of annual appointment. c. Former presidents shall hold the rank of professor. d. Faculty members may be honorably retired or trans- ferred to modified service at the age of 65 or any year there- after and shall be retired at the age of 75. e. Service loads and conditions of service after age 65 shall be modified according to individual capacity and shall be determined by the Board of Control in consultation with the Board for Higher Education. 6.81 Incompetency or Incapacity A Board of Control, after due investigation of the facts and circumstances and after consultation with the Board for Higher Education, may relieve of his office any member of the administrative or teaching staff who is manifestly and demonstrably incompetent or incapacitated for the suc- cessful performance of his duties because of physical, mental, or emotional! disabilities. 6.83 Removal from Office The Board of Control shall duly investigate all the facts and circumstances and shall refer its findings to the Board for Higher Education when a member of the administrative or teaching staff of any institution is to be formally charged with contumacious refusal to cooperate with the president and faculty of the institution and officers and boards of the Synod to an extent that will injure or interfere with the purpose and objectives of the institution, or with willful neglect of official duties, or with conduct unbecoming a Christian, or with promulgation of and adherence to false doctrine. If the Board for Higher Education concurs in the findings, it shall make necessary recommendations to the District President, who is to proceed according to Sections 5.31 ff. E. ELECTIONS 6.101 Call for Nominations The Board of Control of each institution may issue, in the official publications of the Synod, a call for the nomina- tion of candidates for assistant professorships with tenure, associate professorships, and professorships. The call for nominations shall describe the office and the qualifications desired to fill it. Approval for filling vacancies must first be obtained from the Board for Higher Education. 6.103 Who May Nominate Candidates Candidates for such positions may be nominated by con- gregations of the Synod, the Board for Higher Education, the Board of Control, and the faculty of the institution. PROPOSED WORDING member. If, however, it determines that there is adequate cause to hear the case, it shall conduct another hearing, guaranteeing to the principals involved the same rights of due process which were enumerated as necessary for the hearing before the faculty committee. i. The Board of Control shall convey its decision in writ- ing to the faculty member and the president of the institu- tion. 6.79 Modified Service and Retirement a. The president of a synodical institution may be retired from his presidential responsibilities by action of the Board of Control at the end of the school year in which he attains the age of 60, or after 15 years of service as president of the same school. He shall be relieved of his presidential re- sponsibility at the end of the school year in which he reaches the age of 65. b. A president who has been honorably retired from his presidential responsibilties shall ordinarily no longer be ac- tively associated with the school which he last served. His compensation and benefits shall be a direct responsibility of the Board for Higher Education, and his responsibilities and assignments, if any, shall be determined in consultation with the Board for Higher Education. c. Former presidents shall hold the rank of professor if and when they become members of a faculty of a synodical school. d. Faculty members may be honorably retired or trans- ferred to modified service, by action of the Board of Con- trol, at the age of 65 or any year thereafter and shall be retired at the age of 75. e. Service loads and conditions of service after age 65 shall be modified according to individual capacity and shall be determined by the Board of Control. f, The compensation of a faculty member who is on modi- fied service may be reduced provided that the Board of Control shall, upon diligent and regular inquiry, satisfy itself that the total income available to him from all sources is sufficient to provide a level of living appropriate to his status. 6.81 Incompetence or Incapacity Delete 6.83 Removal from Office Delete E. ELECTION OF PRESIDENT 6.101 Call for Nominations The Board of Control, with the prior consent of the Board for Higher Education, shall issue, in the official publications of the Synod, a call for the nomination of candidates for the presidency of the institution. The call for nominations shall describe the office and the qualifications desired to fill it. 6.103 Who May Nominate Candidates Candidates may be nominated by congregations of the Synod, the Board for Higher Education, the Board of Con- trol, and the faculty of the institution.