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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1975, Page 327

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HIGHER EDUCATION 327

WHEREAS. The faculty of our Synod's colleges and semi-
naries currently has no vote in the final election of the presi-
dent of the institution: and

WHEREAS. The body of electors would not be as likely to
have stalemated votes if there were five (5) rather than four
(4) electors: and

WHEREAS. Handbook Bylaw 6.117 seems to give inconsistent
authority to the Board of Control in the selection of nominees
for president: therefore be it

Resolved. That the 1975 convention of the LCMS amend
Bylaw 6.115 by adding the following phrase: “and the faculty
as a group with one vote”: and be it further

Resolved. That the third sentence of Bylaw 6.117 be revised
to read: “A majority of the electors may add to the list supplied
by the faculty committee (6.113), after consultation with the
faculty committee and the Board of Control.”

Ohio District
Carl A. Brummé, Secretary

6-28

To Revise Bylaw 6.117, Election
of President of Institution

WHEREAS. The Synod previously has recognized the rights
and privilege of the faculty of a synodical school to advise its
Board of Control in the election of its president: and

WHEREAS. The confidence and endorsement of a faculty is
vital to the administration of a president: therefore be it

Resolved. That Bylaw 6.117 be revised to read: “The electors,
with the members of the Board of Control voting as individuals,
shall elect a president from the list of nominations supplied
and endorsed by the faculty committee of the respective insti-
tution. The Board of Control and electors shall not add to this
list of nominations.”

English District
Robert L. Landeck. Secretary

6-29

To Revise Bylaws for Election
of College and Seminary Presidents

WHEREAS, Prior to the New Orleans convention of The
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod in 1973 presidents of colleges
and seminaries in the Synod were elected by means of the
process summarized as follows:

1. Nominations were called for and received by the local
Board of Control.

2. A faculty committee elected by the faculty gathered
information on these nominees and selected an unspecified
number of them to be advanced as candidates to the electors.

3. The electors consisted of the President of the Synod (one
vote), the chairman of the Board for Higher Education (one
vote), the President of the synodical District in which the
institution was located (one vote), and the Board of Control
(one vote as a unit).

4. The electors could elect only from those who had been
advanced to candidacy by the faculty committee: and

WHEREAS, This procedure seemed to concentrate excessive
power in the hands of the faculty committee because electors
could elect only from those advanced to candidacy by the faculty
committee: and

WHEREAS, In an attempt to redress this apparent imbalance,
the New Orleans convention amended Handbook 6.117 to read:
“A majority of the electors, with the members of the Board of
Control voting as individuals, may add to the list supplied by the
faculty committee (6.113), after consultation with the Faculty
Committee” (p. 152), thus the counsel of the faculty committee:
and

WHEREAS, Previously the power to select persons for candi-

dacy from the list of nominees was vested in a faculty committee
that had no vote in the election process, it is now possible for
three votes ithe President of the Synod, the chairman of the
Board for Higher Education, the President of the synodical Dis-
trict, who may or may not be a member of the Board of Control),
none of which necessarily reflect local concerns, to effect an
election without recourse on the part of the faculty, the students,
or their committee: and

WHEREAS. Those most intimately affected by the election of
a president are often unable to have a significant influence in
selecting their chief administrative officer: therefore be it

Resolved. That Handbook 6.113, 6.115, and 6.117 be amended
to read as follows:

6.113 The Search Committee

A committee of as many members as the total
membership of the respective Board of Control
(faculty members elected by the faculty: 2 students
elected by the student body) shall carefully analyze
the needs of the institution, the requirements of the
Synod, and the academic and personal qualifications
of the nominees. To this end the secretary of the
Board of Control shall make available to this com-
mittee all information, recommendations, and objec-
tions he shall receive. On the basis of its studies the
Search Committee shall propose for the electors’
consideration the names of nominees it considers
qualified for the position.

6.115 Electors

At a meeting of the Board of Control held to elect
a president, there shall be present and voting as
electors: the members of the Board of Control as a
group with one vote (the District President not voting
with the board): the members of the Search Committee
as a group with one vote: the President of the synodical
District or his official representative with one vote: the
President of the Synod or his official representative
with one vote: and the chairman of the Board for
Higher Education or his official representative with
one vote.

6.117 Election

The election shall be held on the day designated
in the notice published in the official publication of the
Synod or as soon thereafter as feasible. The electors
shall give due consideration to the recommendations
and statements of qualifications and objections sub-
mitted on behalf of all nominees. One half plus two
of the electors (the members of the Search Committee
and the members of the Board of Control shall vote
as individuals) may add to the list of those proposed
by the Search Committee (6.113). If the electors are
unable to complete the election, they may postpone
the election and request the Board of Control to issue
a new call for nominations.

Faculty

Concordia Teachers College
River Forest, Ill.

Merle L. Radke, Secretary

6-30A

To Establish Term of Office of
College and Seminary Presidents

WHEREAS. Some limitations are already placed on the term
of office for the presidents of the Synod’s colleges and semi-
naries (Handbook 6.82a): and

WHEREAS. The appointment or election of full-time synodical
and District officers and executive secretaries with specific
limitations of terms is accepted in the Synod as not militating
against the divinity of the call: and

WHEREAS. The office of college and seminary presidents is