Please be aware that this website will no longer be updated… all SPE regional websites are now hosted within the SPE National’s website.

For up to date regional info please visit: southwest.spenational.org

With the SPE national conference approaching, I’d like to make you aware of the fact that we need to elect several new regional officers.

We need a new regional vice-chair to serve a three-year term, and a new regional treasurer to serve a two-year term. Please be aware that all regional officer positions are all on a voluntary basis and are crucial for our region to sustain the level of programing we have in the past.

The qualifications and duties of each position can be viewed below.

Since I am currently the only regional officer, I would like to hold the elections at the regional meeting at the national conference in San Francisco. Please email me your questions and nominations!

-Jeremias Paul

Southwest Regional Chair
Society for Photographic Education
jeremias[at]spesw[dot]org

Article 5 – Regional Officers and Leadership

Section 1. Officers Enumerated.

Each region shall elect an executive committee recognized by the national board to carry out the business of the region. All regional executive committee members and leaders are required to hold current membership with SPE. The region’s governing board will be composed of the elected and appointed officers. The officers of the regions shall consist of a chairperson, vice-chairperson/secretary, and treasurer, all of who shall be elected for a term of three years by the regional members at the time of the annual meeting at the regional gathering in the fall. Those elected will begin to serve at the subsequent national conference in the following spring, with the period between regional and national gatherings to serve as a period of orientation and transition from outgoing officer to incoming officer. (See article 7). Those receiving the simple majority (51%) of the votes will be elected. The positions will rollover in progressive years, so that only one position will transition in any given year. The regions may establish other officers and committees as they deem necessary (such as a Regional Conference Coordinator, newsletter and/or website Editor) to complete the business of the region. Additional appointed officers will serve at the discretion of the region’s executive committee.

Section 2. Chairperson.

The chairperson will have such power and will perform such duties of supervision and management as usually pertain to this office: preside in meetings of the region’s executive committee and the membership; and perform such other duties as may be properly required by the same, including oversight of the year-end reporting to national. By election, the chairperson will become Regional Affairs Committee Representative to the national society.

Section 3. The Vice-Chairperson/Secretary.

The vice-chair/secretary will have such powers and shall perform such duties as usually pertain to such offices or as are properly required by the region’s executive committee. The vice-chair/secretary will assist the chairperson and during the absence or disability of the chairperson shall exercise the power and discharge all the duties of the chairperson until the chairperson’s return or a successor is chosen. The vice-chair/secretary will also serve as secretary and in this capacity, will issue notices and recording minutes of all meetings of the membership and of the executive committee. The vice-chair/secretary will keep the minutes of the meetings of the members and the executive committee and of all committees. The vice-chair/secretary of each region is responsible for quality control of all regional communications and should preview any communication going to regional membership at large. All regional conference promotions and publications should be submitted to the regional vice-chair/secretary prior to distribution. The vice-chair/secretary will request as needed from the national office current lists of the names and addresses of all regional members. The vice-chair/secretary will sign such instruments as require a signature and will perform such other duties as usually pertain to this office as are properly required by the executive committee. Responsibility for the regional newsletter (either producing it or facilitating its production) and for the regional website (either managing it or facilitating its management) also falls to the vice-chair/secretary.

Section 4. The Treasurer.

Each regional treasurer will have the care and custody of the funds of the region and will have general supervision of the books on account. The treasurer will keep a record of, account for, and document all sources of monies received and disbursed, including funds received from the national society. Funds requested by the region from the national society will be utilized in projects reflecting interests of all members within the region. The regional treasurer will be responsible for adhering to the financial guidelines put forth by the national treasurer in accordance with IRS requirements. The regional treasurer will report to the treasurer of the society through SPE’s national office within thirty (30) days of the close of the fiscal year.
This report will include a detailed documentation of all sources of income and disbursement of funds relative to the regional treasury account. All such reports shall be executed in the name of the Society for Photographic Education and bear the signatures of the regional treasurer and chairperson. At the expiration of the term of office or in the event that the treasurer ceases for any other reason to hold the office of treasurer, a final report must be submitted which may be audited and approved by an auditor selected by the executive committee.

Section 5. Terms of Office.

All elected officers will serve a three-year term and the terms of office shall be staggered. No officer is permitted to serve more than two consecutive terms, unless approval to accept a nomination for a two-term incumbent officer is achieved by the majority vote of the regional membership.

Section 6. Replacement of Officers.

In the event of the resignation of a regional chair, the vice chair/secretary will fill that office until elections can be held, either by mail ballot or at the next annual regional meeting. In the event that any other regional offices are vacated, the chairperson will appoint a replacement until an election can be held. If necessary the Chair of the national board’s Regional Affairs Committee may intervene to manage elections for new leadership.

Section 7. Removal.

Any officer may be removed by a majority vote of the members by mail ballot. Due process outlined in Article III, Section 3 of the national society bylaws will be observed.

Section 8. Reporting of Leadership.

Any transition in regional leadership must be reported and described in full to SPE’s national office. Forms are provided for this purpose with the end of the year reporting package, but changes in leadership should be reported at the time of transition as well as at the end of the year.

Section 9. Interested Directors and Officers.

No director or officer of a region shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract relating to the operations conducted by the region or national organization, not in any contract for furnishing supplies thereto, unless authorized by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the board of directors excluding the vote of any such interested persons.

Section 10. SPE Board Service.

No director or officer of a region shall hold a position on the national board simultaneously. If a regional director or officer is elected to the national board during their regional term of office, elections will be help at the regional level for the replacement of said regional director/officer, for a replacement to complete the remaining term of office.

And the recipients are…

For the Undergraduate-level Scholarship: Sallie Scheufler
For the Graduate-level Scholarship: Stephen Jensen
For the Adjunct Scholarship: Jessamyn Lovell

Congratulations!

Thank you to our jurors Shana and Robert ParkeHarrison!

Jurors:
This year internationally renowned collaborators, and 2011 SPESW regional conference presenters, Shana and Robert ParkeHarrison will adjudicate the winners of the scholarships.

The ParkeHarrisons’s work has been included in numerous exhibitions and collections including at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, among others. You can see their work at www.parkeharrison.com

Dates:
Submissions must be received by 11:59pm (MST) February 18, 2012
Winners will be announced February 26, 2012

Eligibility & Terms:
All applicants must be current members at appropriate membership levels at the time of the submission deadline and be a part of the southwest region (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah).

All selected recipients must register and attend the 2012 SPE National conference in San Francisco where their award will be issued during the southwest regional meeting.

Required Submission Materials:
Please submit the appropriate materials listed below to: scholarship@spesw.org

Please state which scholarship you are applying for (undergraduate, graduate, or adjunct faculty) in your submission email.

Undergraduate & Graduate Student Scholarships please include the following:

-5 images:
JPEG format (highest quality)
1000 pixels on the longest edge at 72ppi
File named: lastname_firstname_#.jpg (example: smith_john_1.jpg)

-PDF Document:
Name, Phone Number, Email, and Website
Name and address of affiliated school
Image title list corresponding with file numbering
1-2 paragraph artist statement

-Scan of Valid 2011-2012 Student ID

Adjunct Faculty Scholarship please include the following:

-5 images:
JPEG format (highest quality)
1000 pixels on the longest edge at 72ppi
File named: lastname_firstname_#.jpg (example: smith_john_1.jpg)

-PDF Document:
Name, Phone Number, Email, and Website
Name and address of affiliated school
Image title list corresponding with file numbering
1-2 paragraph artist statement

-PDF document of 1-2 page Curriculum Vitae

-Scan of Valid 2011-2012 Faculty ID

Questions? Please email me at scholarship@spesw.org